Official Cup

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ingemar Jonasson got the match started through his kick off. If Ingemar Jonasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörn Holm in the 5th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Long Sen Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Jörn Holm came free, but Long Sen Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 10 minutes, Ingemar Jonasson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oakcroft Thrashers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ingemar Jonasson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 13th play minutes Aron Wassenius shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Christoffer Modig and just under the crossbar into goal. Silverio Liberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Christoffer Modig made a huge save. Silverio Liberto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Christoffer Modig firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 24th minute Aron Wassenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoffer Modig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Long Sen Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingemar Jonasson in the 29th minute of play. Christoffer Modig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Wassenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ingemar Jonasson might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Long Sen Jing. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ingemar Jonasson ran back to his position shaking his head. 38 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goal looked a bit too open when Aron Wassenius came free, but Christoffer Modig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Ingemar Jonasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Sen Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Ingemar Jonasson came free, but Long Sen Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoffer Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Tulio in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute La Tribuna Tambien Juega were awarded a corner. Atala Bačo went to the cornerflag to take it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

54 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Ingemar Jonasson came free, but Long Sen Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Adolfo Qwinton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Tulio in the 56th minute of play forced Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Christoffer Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoffer Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Liberto in the 61st minute of play. Long Sen Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörn Holm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Aron Wassenius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Tribuna Tambien Juega fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Christoffer Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Wassenius in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Long Sen Jing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leo Nykvist. Oakcroft Thrashers's Anders Andersson was substituted for Ingemar Jonasson. Oakcroft Thrashers were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after La Tribuna Tambien Juega's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Harry Ekeberg took the corner. Anders Andersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Long Sen Jing having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Tulio came free, but Christoffer Modig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jörn Holm might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Long Sen Jing. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jörn Holm ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 87th minute Fernan Tulio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoffer Modig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silverio Liberto in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christoffer Modig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The attack was good, but when Silverio Liberto in the 89th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When Jörn Holm came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Oakcroft Thrashers 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 Jörn Holm couldn't finish the play. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jörn Holm 97 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Oakcroft Thrashers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La Tribuna Tambien Juega.