Official Cup

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Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jason Ležák started the match with the kick off. Jussi Björling struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Pål Holm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xentrias. Pål Holm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jussi Björling in the 11th minute of play. Pål Holm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jussi Björling in the 13th minute of the match. Pål Holm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jussi Björling went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When Jussi Björling came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Xentrias 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 Jussi Björling couldn't finish the play. 20 minutes into the game, Ricardo Cai threw the ball into play from the sideline. San Fantastico 89ers's Filip Jakobsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Charles Sundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, Rickard Söderberg made a precise shot to the right of Pål Holm. San Fantastico 89ers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Xentrias's Stig Busk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jason Ležák in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Jason Ležák cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Stig Busk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in San Fantastico 89ers's zone, Jussi Björling stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pål Holm came out of the goal and Jussi Björling tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pål Holm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jussi Björling, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Xentrias's Lukas Bjursell managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Charles Sundberg in the 39 minute of the game. A throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game was made by Ricardo Cai with Jan Banan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 47th minute, Jussi Björling reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pål Holm. The goal made the score 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

After 52 played minutes San Fantastico 89ers got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Arne Spets. In the 57th minute, Jussi Björling made a precise shot to the right of Pål Holm. San Fantastico 89ers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 62nd minute, Jussi Björling 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. Robin Juhlin kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Jussi Björling ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pål Holm was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Pål Holm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jussi Björling in the 74th minute of the match. Albert Lindberg's late challenge caught a Xentrias's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albert Lindberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute Jussi Björling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Holm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rickard Söderberg kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Jussi Björling's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pål Holm read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Fantastico 89ers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonathan Hansson was slow to take the kick. During this time Xentrias's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Jussi Björling managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A sloppy throw-in by Aleksander Bank in the 85th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by San Fantastico 89ers's Albert Lindberg. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jussi Björling in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pål Holm saved San Fantastico 89ers from getting behind. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 6-1 when Jussi Björling sped through San Fantastico 89ers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pål Holm. After 91 played minutes San Fantastico 89ers got a freekick which was hit by Robin Juhlin. After a rather tough play, Xentrias's Ricardo Cai got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Xentrias support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.