Official Cup

NSC Olimpiyskiy
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrian Dahlberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Henry Bergvall might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Allan Hedvall. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henry Bergvall ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Henry Bergvall's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan Hedvall was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Adrian Dahlberg 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. Adrian Dahlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Hipolito Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Östen Lägdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Alex Qvalfeldt struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Allan Hedvall didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Black Mamba. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Verne Everett in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Allan Hedvall saved FC White Blues from getting behind. Dick Hellbom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hipolito Rico having to interfere. FC White Blues's Allan Hedvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Bergvall in the 32nd minute of play. Alex Qvalfeldt kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Hipolito Rico made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Östen Lägdin sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Black Mamba defense, Adrian Dahlberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hipolito Rico. The Black Mamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hipolito Rico should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Henry Bergvall made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Östen Lägdin in the 55th minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipolito Rico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dick Hellbom in the 57th minute of the match. After 62 played minutes Black Mamba got a freekick which was hit by Verne Everett. Allan Hedvall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henry Bergvall in the 64th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Östen Lägdin in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hipolito Rico prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Henry Bergvall took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Allan Hedvall to make any attempt to save it. 81 minutes into the match, Black Mamba's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Dahlberg came free, but Hipolito Rico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC White Blues's zone, Angelino Abecia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan Hedvall came out of the goal and Angelino Abecia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute, Östen Lägdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Abecia in the 94th minute of play forced FC White Blues's goalkeeper Allan Hedvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.