Official Cup

Råbiffen
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jens-Ove Skark started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Simon Hegg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jon Nordstedt scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Abelsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ove Ekgren fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Alliance's protests and gave Ove Ekgren a yellow card for diving instead. Ove Ekgren kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Adrian Månsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klas Pihlgren in the 14th minute. Stefan Abelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Lundkvist in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Råbi FF's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Anselius came free, but Stefan Abelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian Månsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jens-Ove Skark's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Stefan Abelsson came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by The Alliance's Jesper Odén. But to his dismay, Jesper Odén quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 27th minute, Viktor Sigfridsson 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. 33 minutes into the match, The Alliance's goal looked a bit too open when Jens-Ove Skark came free, but Adrian Månsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Abelsson came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by The Alliance's Jesper Odén. But to his dismay, Jesper Odén quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 41 minutes into the game, Dan Anselius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Stefan Abelsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dan Anselius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ove Ekgren to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, The Alliance's Axel Lundkvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dan Anselius got free with Stefan Abelsson in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Axel Lundkvist took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Stefan Abelsson to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, The Alliance's Jon Nordstedt got a free kick in the 66th minute. Klas Pihlgren got in the 67th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Adrian Månsson handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Josef Berglund's late challenge caught a The Alliance's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josef Berglund helped the player get up and apologised. Dan Anselius scored 0-7 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Abelsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Axel Lundkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrian Månsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klas Pihlgren in the 77th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ove Ekgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefan Abelsson was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Axel Lundkvist 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jon Nordstedt in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Abelsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 87th minute, The Alliance's Dan Anselius dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. 93 minutes into the match, Råbi FF's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Ekgren came free, but Stefan Abelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Abelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon Nordstedt in the 97th minute of the match. The Råbi FF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Alliance were clearly better and deserved to take the win.