Official Cup

Valhalla Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arthur Saba kicked off to start the match. Per Rolandsson hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Magnus Glads short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Victoriano Abel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Zebastian Abelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Jofurs Drängar were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Average Joes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Phan Dung took the corner. Victoriano Abel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Magnus Glad in the 23rd minute. Kim Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pål Askestät, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Average Joes getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ganix Herrera hit a great ball. Alfons Helström in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Victoriano Abel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Victoriano Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfons Helström in the 36th minute of the match. Victoriano Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfons Helström in the 38th minute of the match. Alfons Helströms short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Victoriano Abel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 45th minute Alfons Helström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Average Joes made a substitution. Martin Morat replaced Lukas Bäckman. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfons Helström to make the kick off. Arthur Saba in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kim Åkesson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Average Joes's Per Rolandsson in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jofurs Drängar's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 62nd minute of play forced Average Joes's goalkeeper Victoriano Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pål Askestät could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Kim Åkesson made a huge save. In the 65th minute Alfons Helström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 66th minute of play forced Average Joes's goalkeeper Victoriano Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jofurs Drängar's Tony Lange was substituted for Magnus Glad. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Average Joes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Phan Dung was slow to take the kick. During this time Jofurs Drängar's players had a chance to rest. When Kjell-Arne Skytt fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jofurs Drängar's protests and gave Kjell-Arne Skytt a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Average Joes booed when Jofurs Drängar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kjell-Arne Skytt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jofurs Drängar's Kim Åkesson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Jofurs Drängar from getting a goal against them. Victoriano Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Lange in the 78th minute of the match. Kim Åkesson made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Arthur Saba sent off a good shot on target. Kim Åkesson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Rolandsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Average Joes's Victoriano Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 83rd minute of play. After 86 minutes, Tony Lange made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Average Joes's Victoriano Abel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Victoriano Abel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Lange, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes Jofurs Drängar got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Björklund. Kim Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Silban in the 90th minute of the match. Victoriano Abel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfons Helström went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jofurs Drängar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.