Official Cup

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivan Johansson got the match started through his kick off. Olov Groth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Billström, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Douglas Wiman during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Wiman. Filiph Hedling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Johansson in the 7th minute of play. Filiph Hedling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tim Hård went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 11th minute, Golden Lions FC's Axel Samuelsson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Axel Samuelsson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Golden Lions FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Axel Samuelsson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Golden Lions FC's Axel Samuelsson got a free kick in the 12th minute. Filiph Hedling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Moberg in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Golden Lions FC booed when FC Snipers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magne Ryberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Snipers's zone, Paul Käcker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olov Groth came out of the goal and Paul Käcker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th match minute, FC Snipers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Haglund to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Edvard Nykvist from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Olov Groth's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 23rd minute, Golden Lions FC's Paul Käcker ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olov Groth. Olov Groth yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Golden Lions FC's Paul Käcker got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 28 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Golden Lions FC's Aron Billström fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After 32 minutes, Magne Ryberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Snipers and the Golden Lions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Snipers's Magne Ryberg got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Edvard Nykvist was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 32nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Hård came free, but Filiph Hedling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Lukas Moberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filiph Hedling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Golden Lions FC's Filiph Hedling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tim Hård in the 42nd minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, FC Snipers's Lukas Moberg made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filiph Hedling was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Golden Lions FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Snipers were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Paul Käcker made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Snipers's Tim Hård slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filiph Hedling. That made the score 1-3 after 53 minutes of play. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when Golden Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvard Nykvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filiph Hedling was a little too slow when Ivan Johansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-4. Golden Lions FC's Paul Käcker got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Golden Lions FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Aron Billström hit a great ball. Filiph Hedling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Moberg in the 72nd minute of the match. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when Golden Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Hägg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roland Haglund kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner. Edvard Nykvist went to the cornerflag to take it. Golden Lions FC's Henrik Giliusson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Olov Groth in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the final whistle sounded FC Snipers left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Golden Lions FC.