Official Cup

Liniz Stadium
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) After 5 played minutes Rinkeby FC got a freekick which was hit by Charles Henriksson. In the 6thth minute of the game Sven-Edvin Askestät who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rinkeby FC's Eric Sjögren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Rinkeby FC's Mikael Falk got a free kick in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Edvin Askestät in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eric Sjögren saved Rinkeby FC from getting behind. In the 12th minute Charles Henriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Asserlind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casper Lindqvist in the 14th minute of play forced Rinkeby FC's goalkeeper Eric Sjögren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sonny Dusett hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Casper Lindqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Olof Mellberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sven-Edvin Askestät had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicklas Flinck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Sjögren having to interfere. When Greger Lundin fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rinkeby FC's protests and gave Greger Lundin a yellow card for diving instead. Sven-Edvin Askestät might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Sjögren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sven-Edvin Askestät ran back to his position shaking his head. 28 minutes into the match, Sven-Edvin Askestät notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Rinkeby FC's Eric Sjögren. Eric Sjögren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eric Sjögren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Hermansson's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Eric Sjögren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Hellström in the 38th minute of play. After 45 minutes, Olof Mellberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rinkeby FC and the Kingpins players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kingpins booed when Rinkeby FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Mellberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vilhelm Smitt hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sven-Edvin Askestät was the one to do the kick off. Casper Lindqvist struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Eric Sjögren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingpins. In the 59thth minute of the game Sven-Edvin Askestät who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rinkeby FC's Eric Sjögren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olof Mellberg kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Casper Lindqvist's shot from long distance in the 61st minute was not bad at all, but Rinkeby FC's Eric Sjögren knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After a rather tough play, Rinkeby FC's Jörgen Norberg got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven-Edvin Askestät got free with Eric Sjögren in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jörgen Norberg kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Vennerström to maneuver through the defense. Vilhelm Smitt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mattias Asserlind. Kingpins's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Rinkeby FC's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Hellström came free, but Eric Sjögren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, Kingpins's Casper Lindqvist tried to score from far away in the 73rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Mattias Asserlind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrés Alavi, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Mattias Asserlind stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrés Alavi's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Mattias Asserlind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. David Vennerström hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute of the match Vilhelm Smitt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mattias Asserlind showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 87 minutes in the game, Björn Hellström fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Eric Sjögren having to interfere. After 88 played minutes Rinkeby FC got a freekick which was hit by Ronny Andberg. In the 88th minute of the match Casper Lindqvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eric Sjögren skillfully saved the ball. Kingpins's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.