Official Cup

Testebovallen
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antti Ani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Antti Ani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Uba Uba made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bakar Kaká in the 10th minute of play forced Strömsbro IF's goalkeeper Rıza Vuralhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uba Uba made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Argyris Papapetrou sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 17 minutes, Antti Ani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strömsbro IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antti Ani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Norra Sandby FF from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antti Ani got free with Uba Uba in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uba Uba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argyris Papapetrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Argyris Papapetrou 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. Uba Uba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 34th minute of the match. With a little luck, Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba got control of the ball when Argyris Papapetrou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Strömsbro IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mao Jun Yun in the 39th minute. Mao Jun Yun made a great header on Strömsbro IF's corner, it was just that Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba managed to reach the ball for a save. Uba Uba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Uba Uba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 45th minute of play. Argyris Papapetrou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uba Uba having to make a save. Argyris Papapetrou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manfred Vacker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Argyris Papapetrou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uba Uba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Strömsbro IF's attentive Hamid Dame managed to snatch the ball when Timmy Lilja made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bo Harman during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Bo Harman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute Argyris Papapetrou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uba Uba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Argyris Papapetrou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uba Uba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Norra Sandby FF's Timmy Lilja got a free kick in the 66th minute. When Argyris Papapetrou came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Strömsbro IF 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 Argyris Papapetrou couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Papapetrou in the 70th minute of play forced Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper Uba Uba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Strömsbro IF's Mao Jun Yun got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 75th match minute, Norra Sandby FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Bållström to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Evert Wester 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. Uba Uba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 79th minute of the match. Argyris Papapetrou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antti Ani in the 84th minute of play forced Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper Uba Uba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Antti Ani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uba Uba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, Norra Sandby FF's Manfred Vacker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rıza Vuralhan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Argyris Papapetrou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uba Uba was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Rıza Vuralhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Michnik in the 98th minute of the match. The Norra Sandby FF 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.