Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ingvar Hökkvist kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, FC COSA NOSTRA's Virginijus Žalpys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonny Almqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute Valentas Vaišvila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Almqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonny Almqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virginijus Žalpys in the 15th minute of the match. Rytis Paškevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Hökkvist in the 16th minute of the match. Jonny Almqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentas Vaišvila's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute Ramūnas Budraitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Almqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls United's goal looked a bit too open when Valentas Vaišvila came free, but Jonny Almqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramūnas Budraitis in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Hökkvist came free, but Rytis Paškevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hudiksvalls United's Jan-Ove Alstedt got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Rikard Stenquist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hudiksvalls United's supporters rose to their feet, but Rikard Stenquist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rytis Paškevičius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Valentas Vaišvila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Ingvar Hökkvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rytis Paškevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Hökkvist in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentas Vaišvila to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramūnas Budraitis got free with Jonny Almqvist in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentas Vaišvila in the 60th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Jonny Almqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virginijus Žalpys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramūnas Budraitis in the 68th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Jonny Almqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentas Vaišvila charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentas Vaišvila the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Valentas Vaišvila. Jonny Almqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentas Vaišvila in the 74th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Virginijus Žalpys reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonny Almqvist. The goal made the score 0-3. Valentas Vaišvila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonny Almqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Mališauskas's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Dominique Wilkins had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonny Almqvist. Hudiksvalls United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dominique Wilkins was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. FC COSA NOSTRA played a much better game than Hudiksvalls United and deserved their victory. The Hudiksvalls United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.