Prized/Friendly Cup

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sven-Edvin Askestät started the match with the kick off. BELAJ BOYS's Fredrik Norberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Björn Hellström in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Kingpins booed when BELAJ BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmie Valström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 11 played minutes BELAJ BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Jimmie Valström. After having played for 12 minutes, Casper Lindqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kingpins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casper Lindqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ingmar Tunander in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mattias Asserlind, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Casper Lindqvist hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Fredrik Norberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Edvin Askestät in the 18th minute of the match. With a little luck, Kingpins's Mattias Asserlind got control of the ball when Ingmar Tunander tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ingmar Tunander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Mattias Asserlind made a huge save. Sven-Edvin Askestät fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Norberg having to interfere. Jens-Ove Ålberg kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. BELAJ BOYS's Fredrik Norberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Björn Hellström in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Edvin Askestät in the 41st minute of play forced BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Fredrik Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 played minutes BELAJ BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Matthias Odeen. In the 47th minute Casper Lindqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Norberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Richard Skröder stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sven-Edvin Askestät took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Norberg. Fredrik Norberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Kingpins's zone, Pål Nyman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Asserlind came out of the goal and Pål Nyman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Björn Hellström came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Kingpins 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 Björn Hellström couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Sven-Edvin Askestät's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Norberg was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The supporters of Kingpins booed when BELAJ BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Zander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fredrik Norberg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Casper Lindqvist. Sven-Edvin Askestät could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Fredrik Norberg made a huge save. A collision led to BELAJ BOYS getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Matthias Odeen hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kingpins had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.