Official Cup

Field Mill
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, 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. Emanuel Rosin started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, IFK Tallkotte's Tony Gabrielsson got a free kick in the 4th minute. John Zachrisson came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Mansfield Town FC's Emanuel Rosin. But to his dismay, Emanuel Rosin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Josef Jespersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Zachrisson having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Josef Jespersson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving John Zachrisson. That made the score 2-0 in the 10 minute of play. John Zachrisson came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Mansfield Town FC's Emanuel Rosin. But to his dismay, Emanuel Rosin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. John Zachrisson made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Michael Gudmundsson sent off a good shot on target. John Zachrisson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michael Gudmundsson went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. 42 minutes into the match, Emanuel Rosin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of John Zachrisson, 5-0. In the 46th match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Gudmundsson to maneuver through the defense. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Staffan Ekström made a kick off. If Michael Gudmundsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 54 minutes of play, Mansfield Town FC's Emanuel Rosin made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Zachrisson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Staffan Ekström got free with Georg Söderman in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Josef Jespersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mansfield Town FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Josef Jespersson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John Zachrisson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Michael Gudmundsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Josef Jespersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mansfield Town FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Josef Jespersson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John Zachrisson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michael Gudmundsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Zachrisson having to interfere. After a rather tough play, IFK Tallkotte's Åke Sjögren got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes Mansfield Town FC got a freekick which was hit by Josef Jespersson. After some careless play in the IFK Tallkotte defense, Josef Jespersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John Zachrisson. The IFK Tallkotte fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John Zachrisson should have stopped the shot. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind IFK Tallkotte's goalkeeper John Zachrisson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Emanuel Rosin made a precise shot to the right of John Zachrisson. IFK Tallkotte's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. After 87 minutes of play, Mansfield Town FC's Josef Jespersson made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Zachrisson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emanuel Rosin struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. John Zachrisson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mansfield Town FC. In the 95th match minute, IFK Tallkotte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Åke Sjögren to maneuver through the defense. Mansfield Town FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.