Prized/Friendly Cup

Nykvarn Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomasz Czajka took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Nykvarn getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Malte Månsson hit a great ball. In the 4th minute of the match Norrlands Athen got a corner. Nykvarn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filcho Slivkov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Huang Fei Ting to score against Michel Kinell in Nykvarn's goal. 0-1 after 5 minutes. In the 7th minute, Måns Sandberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michel Kinell was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Måns Sandberg in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michel Kinell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nykvarn's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute Måns Sandberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Kinell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michel Kinell came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg. But to his dismay, Måns Sandberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 22nd minute of the match Norrlands Athen got a corner. Nykvarn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filcho Slivkov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Filcho Slivkov made a great header on Norrlands Athen's corner, it was just that Nykvarn's Michel Kinell managed to reach the ball for a save. Nykvarn's Michel Kinell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Måns Sandberg in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huang Fei Ting in the 25th minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Kinell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Måns Sandberg in the 29th minute of the match. Michel Kinell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Måns Sandberg in the 31st minute of play. After 31 played minutes Nykvarn got a freekick which was hit by Alf Hammarberg. Måns Sandberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michel Kinell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Max Persson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Måns Sandberg took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michel Kinell. Michel Kinell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute Måns Sandberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Kinell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Måns Sandberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norrlands Athen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. A throw-in in the 44th minute of the game was made by Alf Hammarberg with Harald Specht as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juan Lebron made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Måns Sandberg in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michel Kinell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nykvarn's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filcho Slivkov was slow to take the kick. During this time Norrlands Athen's players had a chance to rest. Wieslaw Wos was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Michel Kinell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Måns Sandberg in the 59th minute. Nykvarn's Michel Kinell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Nykvarn from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Måns Sandberg sped through Nykvarn's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Michel Kinell. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Calle Bergfelt replaced Wieslaw Wos. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Gilbert Hermansson replaced Måns Sandberg. Michel Kinell made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Qian Zhen Sheng sent off a good shot on target. Juan Lebron recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Max Persson charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Max Persson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Zhen Sheng in the 81st minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viggo Samuelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rudolf Wiklund hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Juan Lebron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norrlands Athen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Lebron in the 92nd minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Michel Kinell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nykvarn's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Juan Lebron scored to the left of an out of position Michel Kinell, making the score, 0-11. When the final whistle sounded Norrlands Athen left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nykvarn.