Official Cup

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michael Finman got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sundets Pärla FC's goalkeeper Dan Söderström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sundets Pärla FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karl-Heinz Schneider was slow to take the kick. During this time Saronida FC's players had a chance to rest. Valerios Voutsas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Söderström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Dan Söderström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valerios Voutsas in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's Valerios Voutsas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Söderström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dan Söderström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valerios Voutsas in the 15th minute. Dan Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Heinz Schneider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Valerios Voutsas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Kielberg in the 24th minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Laurențiu Susara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikiforos Fragis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dan Söderström. Sundets Pärla FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dan Söderström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Sundets Pärla FC's goalkeeper Dan Söderström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefanos Rigopoulos. Valerios Voutsas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Dan Söderström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 34 minutes Sundets Pärla FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Karl-Heinz Schneider who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Stefanos Rigopoulos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 36 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's Valerios Voutsas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Söderström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dan Söderström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valerios Voutsas in the 39th minute. Dan Söderström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valerios Voutsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Karl-Heinz Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valerios Voutsas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sundets Pärla FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! Manos Oustabasidis took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dan Söderström. Dan Söderström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valerios Voutsas in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dan Söderström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Saronida FC made a substitution. Jonas Pacheco replaced Stefanos Rigopoulos. Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun was substituted for Valerios Voutsas. Saronida FC made a substitution. Savas Ravousis replaced Manos Oustabasidis. Karl-Heinz Schneider made a great header on Saronida FC's corner, it was just that Sundets Pärla FC's Dan Söderström managed to reach the ball for a save. 66 minutes into the match, Sundets Pärla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Huang Tian Yun came free, but Dan Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Söderström came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun. But to his dismay, Huang Tian Yun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Karl-Heinz Schneider's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Söderström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Dan Söderström came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun. But to his dismay, Huang Tian Yun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Erik Berggren charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Berggren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Saronida FC booed when Sundets Pärla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Berggren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Sundets Pärla FC defense, Huang Tian Yun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Söderström. The Sundets Pärla FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Söderström should have stopped the shot. Huang Tian Yun might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dan Söderström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Huang Tian Yun ran back to his position shaking his head. Saronida FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.