Official Cup

CenturyLink Stadium
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. Gert Linquist started the match with the kick off. Mikael Falk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Douglas Apelkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Eric Friberger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vilhelm Smitt, 6 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Henriksson in the 8th minute of play forced Tough and Tasty FC's goalkeeper Douglas Apelkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Jens-Ove Andersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olof Mellberg during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Olof Mellberg kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Norberg in the 19th minute of play forced Tough and Tasty FC's goalkeeper Douglas Apelkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Mikael Falk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rinkeby FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikael Falk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th match minute, Tough and Tasty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Ove Andersson to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrés Alavi came free, but Douglas Apelkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Eric Sjögren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 33rd minute, Rinkeby FC's Olof Mellberg seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Olof Mellberg the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rinkeby FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Olof Mellberg had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Eric Sjögren, was totally fooled by Tough and Tasty FC's Eric Friberger, who 34 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Gert Linquist hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Douglas Apelkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Norberg in the 38th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Bengt Olsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tough and Tasty FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bengt Olsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Sjögren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Svante Sundström hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, Andrés Alavi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 54th minute, Andrés Alavi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eric Sjögren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gert Linquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Klas Harman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Sjögren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svante Sundström kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th match minute, Tough and Tasty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Ove Andersson to maneuver through the defense. Henry Torsberg hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rinkeby FC's goalkeeper Eric Sjögren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eric Sjögren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klas Harman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Rinkeby FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gert Linquist came free, but Eric Sjögren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Andrés Alavi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rinkeby FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrés Alavi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Douglas Apelkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Rinkeby FC booed when Tough and Tasty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svante Sundström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tough and Tasty FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.