Official Cup

Vallentuna Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Torbjörn Tingberg kicked off to start the match. Gunnar Nordlander scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonny Almqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Jörgen Alegren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vallentuna Kickers's supporters rose to their feet, but Jörgen Alegren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonny Almqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Sebastian Christoffersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th match minute, Hudiksvalls United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerry Norström to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist got control of the ball when Gunnar Nordlander tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Hudiksvalls United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jerry Norström hit a great ball. Li Han took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingvar Hökkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonny Almqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Alegren in the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Torbjörn Tingberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Almqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 33 minutes on the clock, Joachim Lindgren commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vallentuna Kickers! Rudolf Alebäck hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The supporters of Vallentuna Kickers booed when Hudiksvalls United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerry Norström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute of the match Thomas Termander sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonny Almqvist skillfully saved the ball. Jonny Almqvist was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Torbjörn Tingberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Torbjörn Tingberg really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ingvar Hökkvist made the kick off in the second half. Jonny Almqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Torbjörn Tingberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonny Almqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Tingberg in the 60th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Jonny Almqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torbjörn Tingberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonny Almqvist having to interfere. After 69 played minutes Vallentuna Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Richard Hedbom. Richard Hedbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Tingberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonny Almqvist. Hudiksvalls United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Torbjörn Tingberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls United defense, Torbjörn Tingberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonny Almqvist. The Hudiksvalls United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonny Almqvist should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the game, Jörgen Alegren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vallentuna Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hudiksvalls United the free kick. Vallentuna Kickers's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.