Official Cup

Kekke Olympiastadion
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) FC Raaz's Robert Brenner started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Charles Hägg in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Football Club Kekke's Andy Åkesson. 7 minutes into the game, Tomas Nässén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Magnus Lekberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Football Club Kekke defense, Robert Brenner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magnus Lekberg. The Football Club Kekke fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magnus Lekberg should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Football Club Kekke's Bo Bengtsson got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute of the match Arman Eriksson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Magnus Lekberg skillfully saved the ball. Magnus Lekberg had in the 17thth minute some difficulties stopping Arman Eriksson's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Reine Grelsson hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute Tomas Nässén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magnus Lekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Magnus Lekberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Nässén in the 22nd minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Football Club Kekke got a freekick which was hit by Reine Grelsson. After 25 minutes of play, FC Raaz's Robert Brenner made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Magnus Lekberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd minute, Football Club Kekke's Carl Aleberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Henrik Bjursell. Henrik Bjursell yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 38th minute of the match, Elias Lindberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Henrik Bjursell was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Magnus Lekberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Nässén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carl Aleberg to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Nässén got free with Magnus Lekberg in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Magnus Lekberg came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Raaz's Jörn Hagberg. But to his dismay, Jörn Hagberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. With a little luck, Football Club Kekke's Magnus Lekberg got control of the ball when Jörn Hagberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Boris Lundqvist hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th match minute, FC Raaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Brenner to maneuver through the defense. Football Club Kekke's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Ivar Eklund scored to the left of an out of position Magnus Lekberg, making the score, 1-5. In the 85th minute, Carl Aleberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrik Bjursell was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. FC Raaz were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Football Club Kekke's much stronger midfield.