Official Cup

Rönnöfors IP
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lars-Erik Björk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mattias Löfkvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stig Frykberg in the 4th minute. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Rönnöfors FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rutger Telin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ola Glad kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match Kim Gunnarsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mattias Löfkvist showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Rönnöfors FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gunnar Sjö didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vincent Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars-Erik Björk in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Stig Frykberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mattias Löfkvist. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 24th minute Kurt Björkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 25th minute of play forced Rönnöfors FF's goalkeeper Vincent Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vincent Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Palm in the 30th minute of play. Rönnöfors FF's Vincent Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Björkman in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Rönnöfors FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andréas Albom to maneuver through the defense. Bo Lundqvist's late challenge caught a Rönnöfors FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bo Lundqvist helped the player get up and apologised. After 37 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Bo Lundqvist. The long shot by Kim Gunnarsson in the 38th minute really tested Mattias Löfkvist's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Vincent Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Palm in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Frykberg in the 42nd minute of play forced Team Rocco's goalkeeper Mattias Löfkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vincent Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Björkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After some careless play in the Rönnöfors FF defense, Lars-Erik Björk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vincent Olofsson. The Rönnöfors FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vincent Olofsson should have stopped the shot. After the first half Team Rocco were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fredric Finnman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mattias Löfkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Gunnarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Allan Almqvist hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Kent Tholsson hit a great ball. A collision led to Rönnöfors FF getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Sven-Åke Billström hit a great ball. Vincent Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Palm, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute Lars-Erik Björk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Allan Almqvist got a free kick in the 76th minute. Vincent Olofsson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Vincent Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Palm, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Vincent Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Björkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Christian Palm dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vincent Olofsson, 1-4. With an all-out effort, Team Rocco's Vincent Olofsson threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christian Palm, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 94 minutes of play, Rönnöfors FF's Fredric Finnman made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mattias Löfkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Finnman in the 98th minute of play forced Team Rocco's goalkeeper Mattias Löfkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Bo Lundqvist got a free kick in the 98th minute. When the match was over Team Rocco could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rönnöfors FF throughout the match.