Official Cup

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Håkan Lindgren started the match with the kick off. Di Yi Yuan took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pål Sefastsson. Pål Sefastsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Brothers of Mercy were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after National Team Cape-Verde's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Di Yi Yuan took the corner. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Pål Sefastsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Lindgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Lindgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pål Sefastsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Valter Ahlerot hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Tymoteusz Watarz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The National Team Cape-Verde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. National Team Cape-Verde made a substitution. Bennvar Post replaced Carlos Alberto Tevez.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bennvar Post to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Håkan Lindgren in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pål Sefastsson saved National Team Cape-Verde from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Håkan Lindgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pål Sefastsson was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After 61 played minutes National Team Cape-Verde got a freekick which was hit by Yin Yang Wei. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Lindgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Brothers of Mercy's Di Yi Yuan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pål Sefastsson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Håkan Lindgren kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Ni Jun Sha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tymoteusz Watarz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bennvar Post. In the 71st match minute, National Team Cape-Verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Björklund to maneuver through the defense. Brothers of Mercy's Håkan Lindgren got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ni Jun Sha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klas Bergqvist in the 76th minute. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Lindgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bennvar Post got free with Ni Jun Sha in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Håkan Lindgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pål Sefastsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 96 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Ni Jun Sha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bennvar Post. In the 97th minute, National Team Cape-Verde's Klas Bergqvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.