Official Cup

Colosseum
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivar Dahlberg kicked off to start the match. Dimosthenis Lakiotis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christer Högberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 minutes of play, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Ivar Dahlberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Lakiotis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Empire of Soccer's Timos Econome got a free kick in the 8th minute. AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Jonas Mellin got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ivar Dahlberg came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ivar Dahlberg couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daidalos Nomikos during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK booed when Empire of Soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daidalos Nomikos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Empire of Soccer's Dimosthenis Lakiotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivar Dahlberg in the 17th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Christer Högberg notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Empire of Soccer's Dimosthenis Lakiotis. Dimosthenis Lakiotis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Willig in the 30th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Lakiotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Stefan Willig nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimosthenis Lakiotis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Jan Fors took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stergios Michael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stergios Michael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Jan Fors tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dimosthenis Lakiotis came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Ivar Dahlberg. But to his dismay, Ivar Dahlberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. After 39 minutes of play, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Christer Högberg made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimosthenis Lakiotis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the game, Christer Högberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Dimosthenis Lakiotis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dimosthenis Lakiotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christer Högberg in the 46th minute of play. Stergios Michael kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivar Dahlberg in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dimosthenis Lakiotis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stergios Michael made a kick off. Iakobos Papoulis's late challenge caught a AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iakobos Papoulis helped the player get up and apologised. Iakobos Papoulis kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Dimosthenis Lakiotis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tage Berglund in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Empire of Soccer's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tage Berglund fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tage Berglund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Empire of Soccer's Dimosthenis Lakiotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Högberg in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Dahlberg in the 63rd minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Dimosthenis Lakiotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tage Berglund's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dimosthenis Lakiotis firmly grabbed it by the left post. AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Tage Berglund got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 0-10 became the score in the 72nd minute when Stefan Willig elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, Empire of Soccer's Dimosthenis Lakiotis got control of the ball when Tage Berglund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Troizen Lillis's late challenge caught a AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Troizen Lillis helped the player get up and apologised. Jan Fors made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tityos Dounias in the 77th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Christer Högberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dimosthenis Lakiotis. Empire of Soccer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christer Högberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. Tage Berglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimosthenis Lakiotis having to interfere. If Tage Berglund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tage Berglund scored 0-13 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dimosthenis Lakiotis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Empire of Soccer.