Official Cup

Finninge Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Germán Kanø made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Finninge Fotboll's zone, Manuel Zubiaga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fredric Ahlén came out of the goal and Manuel Zubiaga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Karl Biörnberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Víctor Valdés firmly grabbed it by the left post. 12 minutes into the match, Finninge Fotboll's goal looked a bit too open when Coronel Paredes came free, but Fredric Ahlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Liljeström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Víctor Valdés having to interfere. Samuel De Paula got a throw-in 31 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Coronel Paredes. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Fredric Ahlén, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute Manuel Zubiaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredric Ahlén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Zubiaga in the 40th minute of play forced Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Fredric Ahlén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Coronel Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Coronel Paredes to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Calaflores FC.'s Barros Cifuentes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fredric Ahlén narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Samuel De Paula in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Finninge Fotboll's Karl Biörnberg. Víctor Valdés showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germán Kanø in the 56th minute of the match. Samuel De Paula's late challenge caught a Finninge Fotboll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel De Paula helped the player get up and apologised. Samuel De Paula kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Finninge Fotboll's zone, Coronel Paredes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fredric Ahlén came out of the goal and Coronel Paredes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Manuel Zubiaga could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Fredric Ahlén however easily saved by the left post. If Barros Cifuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Liljeström kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of Finninge Fotboll booed when Calaflores FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Zapater didn't get a good kick on the ball. Víctor Valdés showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henning Kempf, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Germán Kanø who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Calaflores FC.'s Víctor Valdés was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Finninge Fotboll's zone, Manuel Zubiaga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fredric Ahlén came out of the goal and Manuel Zubiaga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Finninge Fotboll's Fredric Ahlén proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Finninge Fotboll from getting a goal against them. In the 91st match minute, Calaflores FC. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel De Paula to maneuver through the defense.