Official Cup

Britannia Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcus Forssberg kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Stoke FF's Folke Flinck slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Henrik Tingberg. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. If Marcus Forssberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Blom in the 8th minute of play forced IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper Henrik Tingberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Sefastsson to maneuver through the defense. IKS Norrköping's Claes Österlund got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hampus Vallin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Stig-Åke Ahlstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the game, Jonny Julin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stoke FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IKS Norrköping the free kick. In the 20th minute Marcus Forssberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig-Åke Ahlstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claes Österlund in the 21st minute of play forced Stoke FF's goalkeeper Stig-Åke Ahlstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, IKS Norrköping's Lucas Sefastsson got a free kick in the 26th minute. A collision led to Stoke FF getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Jonny Julin hit a great ball. Claes Västerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. IKS Norrköping's Marcus Forssberg got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Forsell to maneuver through the defense. Claes Österlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig-Åke Ahlstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Forssberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. A collision led to Stoke FF getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Emil Fanström hit a great ball.

A collision led to IKS Norrköping getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Marcus Forssberg hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Forssberg in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stig-Åke Ahlstedt saved Stoke FF from getting behind. Alvin Hagström kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Stig-Åke Ahlstedt made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Marcus Forssberg sent off a good shot on target. Emil Fanström might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrik Tingberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emil Fanström ran back to his position shaking his head. Aleksander Bjursell hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the game, Marcus Forssberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stig-Åke Ahlstedt. Marcus Forssberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Marcus Forssberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Stig-Åke Ahlstedt made a huge save. Claes Österlund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Stig-Åke Ahlstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Marcus Forssberg came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the IKS Norrköping fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcus Forssberg couldn't finish the play. Claes Österlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Åke Ahlstedt having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the IKS Norrköping players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.