Official Cup

B6
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Arne Jonasson made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes of play, Big Babousa's Rick Sánchez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evert Mellberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, The Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Evert Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Manos Tsakalidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evert Mellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arne Jonasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iustin Braniște could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Svetlozar Karamihov made a huge save. The supporters of Big Babousa booed when The Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo Abastas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, The Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Evert Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match The Lions got a corner. Big Babousa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stig-Ove Gustafsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hector Bladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evert Mellberg having to interfere. Evert Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Bladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Hector Bladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evert Mellberg having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Hector Bladi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Big Babousa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 55th match minute, Big Babousa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Millano to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, The Lions's goalkeeper Evert Mellberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hector Bladi. In the 59th minute, Hector Bladi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Big Babousa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Braniște in the 64th minute of play forced Big Babousa's goalkeeper Svetlozar Karamihov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evert Mellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manos Tsakalidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, The Lions's Iustin Braniște sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Svetlozar Karamihov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Hector Bladi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evert Mellberg was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Evert Mellberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Bladi in the 74th minute of play. If Hector Bladi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Big Babousa made a substitution. Alejandro Cordaryal replaced Ali Kağan Güzir. After a rather tough play, The Lions's Stig-Ove Gustafsson got a free kick in the 79th minute. The Lions's Evert Mellberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Bladi in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Hector Bladi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Evert Mellberg, passed just outside the right post. 83 minutes into the match, The Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Evert Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hector Bladi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Lions's Evert Mellberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Bladi in the 86th minute of play. The Lions's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Hector Bladi 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Evert Mellberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Bladi in the 96th minute. The The Lions supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Big Babousa's performance. The match ended with a win for Big Babousa.