Official Cup

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bennvar Byth kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Bennvar Byth 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. After 6 played minutes Smurfarna got a freekick which was hit by Christer Hammarberg. Bertil Hammarbäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Byth in the 7th minute of the match. Arvid Vallgren charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arvid Vallgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Arvid Vallgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Smurfarna's goalkeeper Bertil Hammarbäck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Bennvar Byth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute BELAJ BOYS were awarded a corner. Rudolf Lundgren went to the cornerflag to take it. 20 minutes into the match, Smurfarna's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Byth came free, but Bertil Hammarbäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tord Björkqvist in the 22nd minute of play forced BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by BELAJ BOYS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peter Vall was slow to take the kick. During this time Smurfarna's players had a chance to rest. Fabian Gurgul took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bertil Hammarbäck. Bertil Hammarbäck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Bertil Hammarbäck was a little too slow when Bennvar Byth got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 3-0. Bertil Hammarbäck made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Bennvar Byth sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute, Bennvar Byth ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertil Hammarbäck was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 40th minute, Bennvar Byth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Arvid Vallgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smurfarna's supporters rose to their feet, but Arvid Vallgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Erik Hermansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute, Fabian Gurgul ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertil Hammarbäck was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 55th minute, Fabian Gurgul ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertil Hammarbäck was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Hermansson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to BELAJ BOYS getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Skorri Borries hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the game, BELAJ BOYS's Bennvar Byth nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bertil Hammarbäck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. After some careless play in the Smurfarna defense, Bennvar Byth kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bertil Hammarbäck. The Smurfarna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bertil Hammarbäck should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes in the game Carl Bergvall did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Johan Sundberg. Smurfarna's Bertil Hammarbäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bennvar Byth in the 79th minute of play. Fabian Gurgul scored 9-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bertil Hammarbäck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Fabian Gurgul ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertil Hammarbäck was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. Fabian Gurgul took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bertil Hammarbäck. Bertil Hammarbäck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. Bertil Hammarbäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kjell Fribäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that BELAJ BOYS were the better team. BELAJ BOYS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.