Official Cup

Del Alpi
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Kurdistan CF's Fred Lidman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Matthias Ekegren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erland Spetz was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Mats Jakobsson came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Kurdistan CF's Fred Lidman. But to his dismay, Fred Lidman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Erland Spetz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matthias Ekegren in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erland Spetz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute, Kurdistan CF's Fred Lidman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mats Jakobsson. Mats Jakobsson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. After a rather tough play, Juoksengi's Hálfdan Hálfdánsson got a free kick in the 21st minute. Erland Spetz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matthias Ekegren went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Juoksengi's Hálfdan Hálfdánsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tage Göransson, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Stefan Bock made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Motta Medel however managed to control. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Ekegren in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erland Spetz saved Kurdistan CF from getting behind. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kurdistan CF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matthias Ekegren was slow to take the kick. During this time Juoksengi's players had a chance to rest. Matthias Ekegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Erland Spetz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 38th minute of play. Måns Wallin charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Måns Wallin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 42 played minutes Kurdistan CF got a freekick which was hit by Måns Wallin. Matthias Ekegren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erland Spetz having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matthias Ekegren to make the kick off. Erland Spetz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Matthias Ekegren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 55 minute of play. In the 60th minute, Juoksengi's Matthias Ekegren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Juoksengi's Mats Jakobsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Lidman in the 62nd minute of play. Karl-Ove Sandström charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Ove Sandström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Kurdistan CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Ove Sandström to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Ekegren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Erland Spetz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Fred Lidman made a precise shot to the right of Mats Jakobsson. Juoksengi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. Matthias Ekegren's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, Erland Spetz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 85 minutes into the match, Juoksengi's Matthias Ekegren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erland Spetz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Juoksengi's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.