Official Cup

Kopparmoravallen
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sverker Engström started the match with the kick off. If Zebastian Sandström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, North Pole Kickers's Vilhelm Stålberg got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the game, Kopparmora BK's David Magnusson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egil Åkerman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zebastian Sandström during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kopparmora BK's Zebastian Sandström got a free kick in the 14th minute. Axel Söderberg hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kopparmora BK's Axel Söderberg got a free kick in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Kopparmora BK's goal looked a bit too open when Vilhelm Stålberg came free, but Adam Karlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Asserlind in the 30th minute of play forced Kopparmora BK's goalkeeper Adam Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carl Knutsson hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Åke Hedström got free with Egil Åkerman in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, North Pole Kickers's Torgny Kilman got a free kick in the 37th minute. Birger Adelsköld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egil Åkerman having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, North Pole Kickers's Sverker Engström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adam Karlberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Birger Adelsköld made a kick off. After 51 played minutes North Pole Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Sverker Engström. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sverker Engström in the 58th minute of play forced Kopparmora BK's goalkeeper Adam Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egil Åkerman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Åke Hedström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th match minute, North Pole Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christoffer Västerstrand to maneuver through the defense. Egil Åkerman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Adelsköld in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of North Pole Kickers booed when Kopparmora BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Åke Hedström didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anton Johnsson during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Anton Johnsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vilhelm Stålberg's late challenge caught a Kopparmora BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vilhelm Stålberg helped the player get up and apologised. Egil Åkerman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birger Adelsköld in the 88th minute of play. After 91 played minutes North Pole Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Lars Asserlind. After 94 minutes of play, Kopparmora BK's Birger Adelsköld made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egil Åkerman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kopparmora BK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.