Official Cup

Snow Globe
Spectators: 475 (Terracing: 357, Seating: 109, VIP seats: 9) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cheng Chao started the match with the kick off. A collision led to North Pole Kickers getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Maximilian Gustafsson hit a great ball. In the 4thth minute of the game Cheng Chao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nisse Jul got free with Patryk Ranc in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Folke Bure made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Chao in the 11th minute of play. Folke Bure made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Chao in the 15th minute of play. After 16 minutes North Pole Kickers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cyprian Hajduk who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Cyprian Hajduk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure did a great save. Cyprian Hajduk made a great header on Turbo Koksy's corner, it was just that North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure managed to reach the ball for a save. Folke Bure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Turbo Koksy getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Teo Škarpa hit a great ball. Folke Bure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cheng Chao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Folke Bure read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Turbo Koksy's Olgierd Fronczak made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Folke Bure was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the game, Turbo Koksy's Cheng Chao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Folke Bure made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Folke Bure didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cheng Chao went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nisse Jul to strike the kick off in the second half. Nisse Jul might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patryk Ranc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nisse Jul ran back to his position shaking his head. 56 minutes into the match, Turbo Koksy's Cheng Chao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Folke Bure narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Patryk Ranc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nisse Jul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nisse Jul took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patryk Ranc. Patryk Ranc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Turbo Koksy made a substitution. Barney Kohler replaced Artur Frankowski. Turbo Koksy made a substitution. Esteve Crespin replaced Teo Škarpa. North Pole Kickers made a substitution. Anders Byström replaced Claes Snow. When Valdemar Tomasson fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Pole Kickers's protests and gave Valdemar Tomasson a yellow card for diving instead. Valdemar Tomasson kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Leonardo Forsberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Pole Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Turbo Koksy the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of North Pole Kickers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Turbo Koksy:s goal. The goalkeeper, Folke Bure, was totally fooled by Turbo Koksy's Cheng Chao, who 68 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Lukasz Piekarczyk hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in North Pole Kickers's zone, Cheng Chao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Folke Bure came out of the goal and Cheng Chao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gong Jing hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th play minute Cheng Chao came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Folke Bure. 2-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Jing got free with Folke Bure in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Gong Jing could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Folke Bure however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nisse Jul in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patryk Ranc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Folke Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Chao in the 88th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Arvidsson during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, North Pole Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Arvidsson to maneuver through the defense. North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save North Pole Kickers from getting a goal against them.

When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Turbo Koksy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.