Official Cup

Garsås IP
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toader Drogba started the match with the kick off. Sven-Ove Stål took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nils-Erik Alin. Nils-Erik Alin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 7th minute of the match Garsås IF got a corner. A2 IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Archie Brodie ran over to the corner to take the kick. Garsås IF's Archie Brodie was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nils-Erik Alin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nils-Erik Alin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven-Ove Stål's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Sven-Ove Stål sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toader Drogba in the 12th minute of play forced Garsås IF's goalkeeper Alfons Sjö to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Sven-Ove Stål managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garsås IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Ove Stål was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Erik Alin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the A2 IF defense, Sven-Ove Stål kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils-Erik Alin. The A2 IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils-Erik Alin should have stopped the shot. Toader Drogba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sven-Ove Stål had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Ove Stål in the 22nd minute of play forced A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save A2 IF from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in A2 IF's zone, Sven-Ove Stål stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils-Erik Alin came out of the goal and Sven-Ove Stål tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nils-Erik Alin was a little too slow when Sven-Ove Stål got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 3-0. Nils-Erik Alin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Ove Stål in the 35th minute. Sven-Ove Stål sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 37th minute Sven-Ove Stål shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Nils-Erik Alin managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Garsås IF's Sven-Ove Stål fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Emil Hansson in the 40th minute of play forced Garsås IF's goalkeeper Alfons Sjö to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute A2 IF were awarded a corner. Benjamin Metsberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Benjamin Metsberg made a great header on A2 IF's corner, it was just that Garsås IF's Alfons Sjö managed to reach the ball for a save. The throw-in from Aydin Telic in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Garsås IF's Maicon Pereira. A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Ove Stål in the 44th minute of play. After 45 minutes of play, A2 IF's Toader Drogba made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfons Sjö was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Ove Stål to make the kick off. Archie Brodie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils-Erik Alin having to make a save. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sven-Ove Stål scored 4-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nils-Erik Alin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfons Sjö made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Toader Drogba sent off a good shot on target. Garsås IF's Alfons Sjö proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Garsås IF from getting a goal against them. Nils-Erik Alin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Ove Stål in the 64th minute of the match. Garsås IF's Oskar Påk was substituted for Enrico Cesaroni. A2 IF's Cui Wei Sen was substituted for Bo Pettersson. A2 IF made a substitution. Oscar Benet replaced Toader Drogba. The corner ended in Archie Brodie almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin did a great save. In the 78th minute of the match Garsås IF got a corner. A2 IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Archie Brodie ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Garsås IF's corner Archie Brodie fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nils-Erik Alin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 85th minute, Sven-Ove Stål ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils-Erik Alin was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. In the 87th minute Archie Brodie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes A2 IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Archie Brodie who took care of the corner kick. Bror Ståhlman was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Benjamin Metsberg hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Sven-Ove Stål sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute Sven-Ove Stål shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A2 IF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.