Official Cup

Ebba Busch Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) KD Stiger's Josef Mårtensson 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. Edvin Siöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edvin Siöberg got free with Sven-Olof Zander in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ted Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edvin Siöberg during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, KD Stiger's Edvin Siöberg got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Hansson in the 18th minute of play forced KD Stiger's goalkeeper Claes Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Lilla Jordberga BK defense, Josef Mårtensson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Olof Zander. The Lilla Jordberga BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Olof Zander should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Josef Mårtensson notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lilla Jordberga BK's Sven-Olof Zander. Sven-Olof Zander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sven-Olof Zander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Josef Mårtensson in the 36th minute. Edvin Siöberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roger Hedin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Sven-Olof Zander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ted Hansson to make the kick off. Hubert Ahlrot kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Sven-Olof Zander came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by KD Stiger's Roger Hedin. But to his dismay, Roger Hedin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 73rd minute, Henning Lundström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Ted Hansson 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. Lilla Jordberga BK's Sven-Olof Zander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josef Mårtensson in the 76th minute of play. Claes Sigfridsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Joensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sven-Olof Zander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Mårtensson in the 87th minute of the match. After 88 played minutes Lilla Jordberga BK got a freekick which was hit by Einar Gallberg. In the 89th match minute, KD Stiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulf Olofsson to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christopher Örn during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. KD Stiger had won after a very even match.