Official Cup

Swaan FC
Spectators: 9478 (Terracing: 7110, Seating: 2180, VIP seats: 188) Empire of Soccer's Ladislao Harriet 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. Uriel Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Zhen Jian in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 7th minute of play forced Börna Bulldogs's goalkeeper Andreas Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Börna Bulldogs defense, Ladislao Harriet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andreas Andersson. The Börna Bulldogs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andreas Andersson should have stopped the shot. Uriel Malvin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Qi Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20thth minute of the game Ladislao Harriet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Börna Bulldogs's Andreas Andersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Uriel Malvin made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Gong Qi Fan sent off a good shot on target. Xiao Zhen Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Uriel Malvin made a huge save. Gong Qi Fan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 40th minute, Hernán Grana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Börna Bulldogs made a substitution. Vilgot Bålström replaced Ragnar Linquist. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Andreas Andersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Harriet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Börna Bulldogs's Andreas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Blanco in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute Empire of Soccer were awarded a corner. Furo Bolas went to the cornerflag to take it. Andreas Andersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute, Gong Qi Fan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uriel Malvin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Empire of Soccer's Hernán Grana managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Basilio Nafarroa in the 66 minute of the game. Rob Lute got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Basilio Nafarroa. 70 minutes into the match, Ladislao Harriet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andreas Andersson. Börna Bulldogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Harriet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Empire of Soccer's Xanthos Fikias was substituted for Natalio Blanco. Empire of Soccer made a substitution. Pavlos Galanopoulos replaced Ladislao Harriet. Ilmar Pregel hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Pawel Grabowicz's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Uriel Malvin on his right side and into the goal. 78 minutes into the game it was 2-2. Andreas Andersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xanthos Fikias in the 81st minute of play. Matias Svahn took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uriel Malvin. Uriel Malvin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 88th minute Gong Qi Fan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uriel Malvin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Gong Qi Fan made a precise shot to the right of Uriel Malvin. Empire of Soccer's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. The supporters of Empire of Soccer booed when Börna Bulldogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Frayssinet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavlos Galanopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andreas Andersson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.