Official Cup

Nya Söderstadion
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Borut Špiček started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Jordan Peterson 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. A throw-in in the 5th minute of the game was made by Bartosz Lech with Sören Blanck as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Avantgarde's goalkeeper Karl-Oskar Göransson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Kurdistan's Hans Hellström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bartosz Lech in the 7 minute of the game. Sören Blanck hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the game, Tomas Vollander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kurdistan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Avantgarde the free kick. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kurdistan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Borut Špiček was slow to take the kick. During this time Avantgarde's players had a chance to rest. Karl-Oskar Göransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jordan Peterson in the 31st minute of play. Mats Elg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Borut Špiček's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Borut Špiček had several of the FC Kurdistan's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Mats Elg as he didn't even see the shot coming. 37 minutes in the game Bartosz Lech did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sören Blanck. Egil Dahlgren scored 2-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mats Elg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jordan Peterson struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Karl-Oskar Göransson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kurdistan. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Jordan Peterson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Kurdistan's Hans Hellström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bartosz Lech in the 54 minute of the game. Jordan Peterson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Oskar Göransson having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kaj Lundkvist during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kaj Lundkvist hit a great ball. Karl-Oskar Göransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaj Lundkvist in the 62nd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Jordan Peterson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Oskar Göransson. Avantgarde's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jordan Peterson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Kaj Lundkvist got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Avantgarde booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaj Lundkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Avantgarde's Egil Dahlgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mats Elg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Karl-Oskar Göransson made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Jordan Peterson sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Borut Špiček in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mats Elg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jan Lekberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Oskar Göransson having to interfere. Karl-Oskar Göransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jordan Peterson, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Egil Dahlgren charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egil Dahlgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd minute, Egil Dahlgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jordan Peterson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Karl-Oskar Göransson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.