Official Cup

Roosgarden
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. August Mattsson started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Kingpins booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Bergstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Kingpins got a corner. HEJA ESLÖV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lu Qing Ang ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Ke Cheng Yun got a free kick in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Mattsson in the 10th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Yan Guo Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Bergsten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to HEJA ESLÖV getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Melker Forsberg hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Yan Guo Qiang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Bergsten. HEJA ESLÖV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yan Guo Qiang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 21st play minutes Yan Guo Qiang shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Simon Bergsten and just under the crossbar into goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Kent Odén put in a rough tackle. Kingpins's Lu Qing Ang got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 33 minutes into the game, Bengt-Rune Kämpe threw the ball into play from the sideline. Kingpins's Ke Cheng Yun quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Rune Stenman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Bixente Poli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victorino Euloxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Simon Bergsten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Brovall to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Guo Qiang in the 44th minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yan Guo Qiang to make the kick off. Simon Bergsten made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Yan Guo Qiang sent off a good shot on target. Simon Bergsten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yan Guo Qiang's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. The supporters of Kingpins booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickard Rosén didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Yan Guo Qiang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Bergsten was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Simon Bergsten made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yan Guo Qiang in the 58th minute. Simon Bergsten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Guo Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Lu Qing Ang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kingpins's supporters rose to their feet, but Lu Qing Ang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Bergsten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yan Guo Qiangs short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Simon Bergsten to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Simon Bergsten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yan Guo Qiang's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Simon Bergsten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Euloxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Rune Stenman. Kingpins made a substitution. Harry Sjö replaced Victorino Euloxu. Kingpins made a substitution. Patrik Beneth replaced Yan Guo Qiang. After 69 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Rune Stenman. HEJA ESLÖV's attentive Rune Stenman managed to snatch the ball when Ke Cheng Yun made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Patrik Beneth reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Simon Bergsten. The goal made the score 0-4. The supporters of Kingpins booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt-Rune Kämpe didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Bergstedt during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Felix Bergstedt kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Beneth in the 86th minute of play. Simon Bergsten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Sjö, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrik Beneth struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Simon Bergsten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingpins. Kingpins's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.