Official Cup

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Wiktor Wallander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregoire Decorte. In the 5th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Siggesson to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute Paco Fernandez-Solino managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. After 10 minutes, Åke Jansson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Hedge and the FC Draconia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregoire Decorte got free with Wiktor Wallander in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Jerry Moerman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wiktor Wallander. That made the score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. With a little luck, Zero Hedge's Wiktor Wallander got control of the ball when Gregoire Decorte tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 27 minutes, Hans Nordström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zero Hedge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans Nordström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wiktor Wallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristof Van Dessen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tibo De Witte's late challenge caught a Zero Hedge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tibo De Witte helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Tibo De Witte got a free kick in the 34th minute. Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Gregoire Decorte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wiktor Wallander having to make a save. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Åström in the 41st minute of the match. Gregoire Decorte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wiktor Wallander having to make a save. Gregoire Decorte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Wiktor Wallander made a huge save. After 47th play minutes Jerry Moerman shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Wiktor Wallander and just under the crossbar into goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gregoire Decorte was the one to do the kick off. Alexander Johansson made in the 60th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Draconia's Kristof Van Dessen. Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Bertil Åström took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Uwe Nwachukwu to make any attempt to save it. Wiktor Wallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerry Moerman in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goal looked a bit too open when Gregoire Decorte came free, but Wiktor Wallander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jerry Moerman fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Draconia's protests and gave Jerry Moerman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Štefko Stadnyuk got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Jansson in the 79th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's Klaus Dhondt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wiktor Wallander narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of FC Draconia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zero Hedge:s goal. Hans Nordström shot the penalty kick right outside the post. FC Draconia's Uwe Nwachukwu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 99th minute of the match, managed to save FC Draconia from getting a goal against them. When the referee ended the match the FC Draconia players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.