Official Cup

Nya Söderstadion
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carl Brandin got the match started through his kick off. Ben Foster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasper Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evert Offendahl made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Ingvar Karlsson sent off a good shot on target. Bixente Massardier took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ben Foster. Ben Foster 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. Evert Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Karlsson in the 20th minute of the match. Avantgarde's Ben Foster played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bixente Massardier in the 24th minute of play. Evert Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Ove Säfström in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Avantgarde's Sven-Arne Salqvist got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ben Foster showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bixente Massardier, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Ben Foster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bixente Massardier in the 31st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sven-Erik Högberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ben Foster was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wu Shi Di during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Alliance's Wu Shi Di got a free kick in the 46th minute. Evert Offendahl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Brandin in the 48th minute. The Avantgarde players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Alliance were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kasper Hermansson made a kick off. After 51 played minutes The Alliance got a freekick which was hit by Dante Satordi. In the 59th minute Greger Bogren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evert Offendahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kasper Hermansson struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Ben Foster didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Alliance. Avantgarde made a substitution. Marko Kilman replaced Mårten Julin. Evert Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Brandin in the 63rd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Carl Brandin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evert Offendahl. The Alliance's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carl Brandin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Avantgarde's Gustav Mårtensson got a free kick in the 66th minute. Evert Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Westerstrand in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Avantgarde's goal looked a bit too open when Bixente Massardier came free, but Ben Foster reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Alliance booed when Avantgarde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrik Ahlin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Ben Foster skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustav Mårtensson during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Alliance booed when Avantgarde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Avantgarde's Ben Foster got control of the ball when Kasper Hermansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Evert Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Karlsson in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Alliance's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gustav Mårtensson was slow to take the kick. During this time Avantgarde's players had a chance to rest. Avantgarde's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.