Official Cup

Midgård
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jiang Yuan started the match with the kick off. Robin Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Robin Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Yuan in the 4th minute of the match. When Jiang Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Inmortales FC 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 Jiang Yuan couldn't finish the play. Jiang Yuan took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Inmortales FC's Cyprian Tipinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hao Yuan Guang in the 11th minute of play. Jiang Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Yuan in the 12th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos Wilkes hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Yuan came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darnell Joyce in the 20th minute of play. Igor Bozakov's late challenge caught a Inmortales FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Bozakov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Bozakov to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 23 minutes, Jiang Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inmortales FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jiang Yuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jiang Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Yuan in the 25th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Inmortales FC's Jiang Yuan in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Northmen Army's goalie prevented a goal. Jiang Yuan struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Robin Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Inmortales FC. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Darnell Joyce sped through The Northmen Army's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Jiang Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fortunato Stefano to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Darnell Joyce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inmortales FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Darnell Joyce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Inmortales FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Darnell Joyce hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Andrew Reilly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hao Yuan Guang was the one to do the kick off. Robin Bäckström was a little too slow when Jiang Yuan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-3. The supporters of Inmortales FC booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Gustavsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Mott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kevin Näfver replaced Hao Yuan Guang. After having played for 59 minutes, Jiang Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inmortales FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jiang Yuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Yuan got free with Robin Bäckström in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 66 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darnell Joyce. Robin Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Joyce in the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Yuan got free with Robin Bäckström in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Robin Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Yuan in the 75th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Jiang Yuan 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. Jeffrey Cortez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Robin Bäckström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Robin Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darnell Joyce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Inmortales FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Northmen Army throughout the match.