Official Cup

66° North Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sivert Sander got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Hu Zhen Di had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ture Viklund. Polar Ice Caps's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hu Zhen Di was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Polar Ice Caps's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Olofsson came free, but Ture Viklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sivert Sander in the 14th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes The Northmen Army's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ralf Nyberg who took care of the corner kick. After 18 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Albertino Severiano. Ralf Nyberg was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a little luck, The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström got control of the ball when Sivert Sander tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustaf Nyberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Bäckström having to interfere. Sivert Sander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Robin Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sivert Sander in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robin Bäckström saved The Northmen Army from getting behind. In the 45th minute, Ingmar Klementsson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christian Olofsson was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Polar Ice Caps's Ture Viklund got control of the ball when Hu Zhen Di tried to sneak it across the goal line. Robin Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sivert Sander in the 53rd minute of play. Sivert Sander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robin Bäckström having to make a save. Gustaf Nyberg took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Kevin Näfver made in the 66th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Fortunato Stefano however managed to control. 67 minutes into the match, Kiko Zimbo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ture Viklund. Polar Ice Caps's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kiko Zimbo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With a little luck, Polar Ice Caps's Ture Viklund got control of the ball when Kiko Zimbo tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Polar Ice Caps's Ture Viklund got control of the ball when Kiko Zimbo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ture Viklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teobald Polakowski in the 86th minute. Robin Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sivert Sander, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute, Teobald Polakowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ture Viklund was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The The Northmen Army players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.