Official Cup

Gerena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, 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. Hao Yuan Guang started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Zhen Di in the 4th minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Tzanyo Chonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Czeslaw Mios made a great header on FC Old Dogs United's corner, it was just that The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström managed to reach the ball for a save. Tzanyo Chonkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hjalmar Håkansson in the 10th minute of the match. Robin Bäckström came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Old Dogs United's Gerardo Oskitz. But to his dismay, Gerardo Oskitz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Gerardo Oskitz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Bäckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Robin Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoni Kirliev, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Gerardo Oskitz struck a weak shot in the 19th 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 FC Old Dogs United. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Gerardo Oskitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Old Dogs United's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Oskitz 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. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Oskitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robin Bäckström was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Robin Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Oskitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 34 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's Gerardo Oskitz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robin Bäckström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute Antoni Kirliev 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. Robin Bäckström didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Old Dogs United's Gerardo Oskitz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Hao Yuan Guang kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Oskitz got free with Robin Bäckström in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Oskitz to make the kick off. After some careless play in the The Northmen Army defense, Gerardo Oskitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Bäckström. The The Northmen Army fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Bäckström should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hu Zhen Di got free with Tzanyo Chonkov in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the game, FC Old Dogs United's Gerardo Oskitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robin Bäckström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After having played for 64 minutes, Gerardo Oskitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Old Dogs United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerardo Oskitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robin Bäckström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerardo Oskitz's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Oskitz in the 77th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roy Gustavsson's late challenge caught a FC Old Dogs United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roy Gustavsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Gustavsson to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Gerardo Oskitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Old Dogs United's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Oskitz 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. In the 82nd minute, Gerardo Oskitz made a precise shot to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 86 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Antoni Kirliev came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC Old Dogs United booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Wacherhausen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Kevin Näfver had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tzanyo Chonkov. FC Old Dogs United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kevin Näfver was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1.