Official Cup

Vallentuna Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nils-Åke Gunnarsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Torbjörn Tingberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aston Villa FC's Filiph Hägg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Tingberg in the 7th minute of play. When Aston Villa FC's Merrill Pryor in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vallentuna Kickers's goalie prevented a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Vallentuna Kickers's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Åke Gunnarsson came free, but Li Han reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Li Han showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Lund in the 11th minute of the match. After 14 minutes of play, Aston Villa FC's Tim Lund made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Li Han was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Nils-Åke Gunnarsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Li Han was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Filiph Hägg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg in the 19th minute of play. Nils-Åke Gunnarsson took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Li Han. Li Han dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 23rd minute, Torbjörn Tingberg fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 29th minute of the match Aston Villa FC got a corner. Vallentuna Kickers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herbert Kristiansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Herbert Kristiansson made a great header on Aston Villa FC's corner, it was just that Vallentuna Kickers's Li Han managed to reach the ball for a save. Li Han made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Åke Gunnarsson in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Tim Lund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Li Han. Vallentuna Kickers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tim Lund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Filiph Hägg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Filiph Hägg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filiph Hägg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes, Torbjörn Tingberg made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Aston Villa FC's Filiph Hägg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 46 minutes of play, Aston Villa FC's Tim Lund made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Li Han was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Aston Villa FC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Torbjörn Tingberg was the one to do the kick off. Filiph Hägg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aston Villa FC's Filiph Hägg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Tingberg in the 53rd minute of play. If Merrill Pryor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filiph Hägg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Tingberg in the 65th minute of play forced Aston Villa FC's goalkeeper Filiph Hägg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Tim Lund could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Li Han however easily saved by the left post. 69 minutes into the match, Vallentuna Kickers's goalkeeper Li Han had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Åke Gunnarsson. In the 70th minute of the match Aston Villa FC got a corner. Vallentuna Kickers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herbert Kristiansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Herbert Kristiansson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vallentuna Kickers's Li Han did a great save. Filiph Hägg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Filiph Hägg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Nordlander, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Aston Villa FC's Filiph Hägg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Alegren in the 79th minute of play. Nils-Åke Gunnarsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Li Han made a huge save. After 83 played minutes Vallentuna Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Torbjörn Tingberg. Li Han took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merrill Pryor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aston Villa FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Herbert Kristiansson in the 89th minute. The corner ended in Herbert Kristiansson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vallentuna Kickers's Li Han did a great save. Filiph Hägg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filiph Hägg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the match was over Aston Villa FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vallentuna Kickers throughout the match.