Official Cup

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Lain started the match with the kick off. Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Lain in the 3rd minute of play. Tomas Lain recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gersi Snabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Mellin in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Cheetah Team were awarded a corner. Egon Ahlbom went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valter Mellin in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gersi Snabe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jogaila Makauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Claes Caspersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Harsh Gods's Gersi Snabe got control of the ball when Dick Forssell tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Jogaila Makauskas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harsh Gods fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Tim Askberg fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cheetah Team's protests and gave Tim Askberg a yellow card for diving instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dick Forssell to strike the kick off in the second half. Cheetah Team were furious when Fritz Grönlund was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 56 minutes into the game, one of Cheetah Team:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 0-4 came through a penalty shot after 58 played minutes, when Harsh Gods:s Tomas Lain calmly waited for Cheetah Team:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. After 64 minutes of play, Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claes Caspersson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Renatas Eidukonis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claes Caspersson. That made the score 0-6 in the 67 minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriele Meilutyte came free, but Claes Caspersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Lain got free with Claes Caspersson in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alex Ahlrot's late challenge caught a Harsh Gods's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Ahlrot helped the player get up and apologised. Alex Ahlrot hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. When Roberto Carlos came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Harsh Gods 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 Roberto Carlos couldn't finish the play. Cheetah Team's Claes Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jogaila Makauskas in the 84th minute of play. Claes Caspersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jogaila Makauskas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 90 minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goal looked a bit too open when Renatas Eidukonis came free, but Claes Caspersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Askberg kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Harsh Gods'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.