Official Cup

NSC Olimpiyskiy
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Adrian Dahlberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Andreas Hermansson might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evert Mellberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andreas Hermansson ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to FC White Blues getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Östen Lägdin hit a great ball. Allan Hedvall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Braniște, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a little luck, The Lions's Evert Mellberg got control of the ball when Adrian Dahlberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, The Lions's goalkeeper Evert Mellberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Östen Lägdin. After 11 played minutes FC White Blues's Östen Lägdin stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Evert Mellberg stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing The Lions of the goal. Evert Mellberg was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Mattias Persson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mattias Persson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 27 minutes into the match, The Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Hermansson came free, but Evert Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Jonasson in the 30th minute of play forced FC White Blues's goalkeeper Allan Hedvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Arne Jonasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Hedvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Allan Hedvall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Braniște, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Iustin Braniște recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Arne Jonasson made the kick off in the second half. Arne Jonasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dick Hellbom's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Evert Mellberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Andreas Hermansson notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of The Lions's Evert Mellberg. Evert Mellberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 72nd minute of the match The Lions got a corner. FC White Blues's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stig-Ove Gustafsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. After having played for 74 minutes, Gert Carlsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Lions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gert Carlsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Östen Lägdin managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC White Blues's supporters rose to their feet, but Östen Lägdin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evert Mellberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Erik Ljungberg fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Lions's protests and gave Erik Ljungberg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC White Blues booed when The Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Ljungberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Hermansson in the 84th minute of play forced The Lions's goalkeeper Evert Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evert Mellberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Östen Lägdin in the 85th minute of play. FC White Blues's Allan Hedvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Jonasson in the 88th minute of play.