Official Cup

KNOX ARENA
Spectators: 138 (Terracing: 106, Seating: 32, VIP seats: 0) Conny Vesterberg made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Knox BK's goal looked a bit too open when Conny Vesterberg came free, but Stefan Westerstrand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Rank 1's Dick Lindgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Westerstrand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Stefan Westerstrand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dick Lindgren in the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Fabiano Antonini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Stefan Westerstrand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th match minute, Knox BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Ånger to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Fabiano Antonini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefan Westerstrand was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the game, Rank 1's Fredric Åhman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Westerstrand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Stefan Westerstrand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Anıl Kayansel in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conny Vesterberg in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefan Westerstrand saved Knox BK from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, Conny Vesterberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefan Westerstrand. Knox BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conny Vesterberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. 40 minutes into the match, Knox BK's goal looked a bit too open when Conny Vesterberg came free, but Stefan Westerstrand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dick Lindgren scored 0-8 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Westerstrand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Knox BK's Stefan Westerstrand got control of the ball when Conny Vesterberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stefan Westerstrand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Antonini in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Knox BK's Mikael Rosin got a free kick in the 57th minute. Rank 1's Fredric Åhman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 58th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stefan Westerstrand but with some difficulty. In the 64th minute, Conny Vesterberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Westerstrand was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. Stefan Westerstrand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Antonini in the 67th minute. With his leg Stefan Westerstrand managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Knox BK's Stefan Westerstrand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Knox BK from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd minute, Dick Lindgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rank 1 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Marcus Hagström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joachim Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Håkan Wall fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knox BK's protests and gave Håkan Wall a yellow card for diving instead. Håkan Wall hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Stefan Westerstrand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Vesterberg in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fredric Åhman got free with Stefan Westerstrand in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefan Westerstrand came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg. But to his dismay, Conny Vesterberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. Stefan Westerstrand made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Fabiano Antonini sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Vestlund in the 94th minute of play forced Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano Antonini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Stefan Westerstrand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rank 1 played a much better game than Knox BK and deserved their victory. The Knox BK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.