Official Cup

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Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Pedro Mata made the kick off and thus started the match. Hans Kollin kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. A collision led to Lite Finare Lite Bättre getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Sven Magnusson hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes, Vitória StrikerS™'s Joaquim Nogueira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper John Bergström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vitória StrikerS™ reached it. In the 8th minute, Ove Hökkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Nogueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the game, Mathias Bäck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vitória StrikerS™ the free kick. Mathias Bäck hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Vitória StrikerS™'s Júlio Lemos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Kollin in the 17th minute of play. John Bergström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Paião in the 21st minute of play. Júlio Lemos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Kollin in the 22nd minute of play. When Pedro Mata came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Vitória StrikerS™ 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 Pedro Mata couldn't finish the play. Pedro Mata took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised John Bergström. John Bergström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. John Bergström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Mata, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 38th match minute, Lite Finare Lite Bättre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Magnusson to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the game, Pedro Mata cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. John Bergström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the match, Ramiro Ornelas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John Bergström. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramiro Ornelas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The supporters of Vitória StrikerS™ booed when Lite Finare Lite Bättre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ove Hökkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Lite Finare Lite Bättre defense, Pedro Mata kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John Bergström. The Lite Finare Lite Bättre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John Bergström should have stopped the shot. After the first half Vitória StrikerS™ were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ove Hökkvist to make the kick off. Albérico Santarém received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. John Bergström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Mata in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck John Bergström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 63rd minute of the match Vitória StrikerS™ got a corner. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joaquim Nogueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Vitória StrikerS™'s corner Joaquim Nogueira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and John Bergström quite easily take care of the ball. In the 64th play minute Pedro Mata came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised John Bergström. 0-6. John Bergström was a little too slow when Pedro Mata got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-7. After 72 played minutes Lite Finare Lite Bättre got a freekick which was hit by Hans Kollin. 73 minutes into the match, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalkeeper John Bergström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Mata. Álvaro Pinheiro's late challenge caught a Lite Finare Lite Bättre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Álvaro Pinheiro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Álvaro Pinheiro got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to Lite Finare Lite Bättre getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ove Hökkvist hit a great ball. Otto Kollin charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Otto Kollin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute of the match Hélio Paião shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but John Bergström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hélio Paião blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without John Bergström having to make a save. Álvaro Pinheiro hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Mathias Bäck got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 96th match minute, Lite Finare Lite Bättre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Kollin to maneuver through the defense. Vitória StrikerS™'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.