Official Cup

Anfield Road
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timmy Henriksson got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Pantelimon came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viktor Häll didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maxim Tsigalko went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Viktor Häll stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maxim Tsigalko's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Maxim Tsigalko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Viktor Häll was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute Timmy Henriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Häll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Allan Bivall kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Lluciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxim Tsigalko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Viktor Häll read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Viktor Häll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Henriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, NovaStella FK's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Tsigalko came free, but Viktor Häll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Andres Gergori. In the 36th minute Maxim Tsigalko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Häll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by NovaStella FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Allan Bivall was slow to take the kick. During this time Samurai's players had a chance to rest. 42 minutes into the match, Maxim Tsigalko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viktor Häll. NovaStella FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxim Tsigalko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Viktor Häll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Tsigalko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kristoffer Ek made a kick off. Maxim Tsigalko took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Viktor Häll. Viktor Häll dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. NovaStella FK's Viktor Häll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 60th minute of play. Samurai's Wu Qi was substituted for Maxim Tsigalko. Samurai made a substitution. Esbjörn Hultstrand replaced Timmy Henriksson. Samurai made a substitution. Ian Prutton replaced Hernán Grana. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 65th minute of play forced NovaStella FK's goalkeeper Viktor Häll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Häll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Samurai's Wu Qi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Viktor Häll narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Viktor Häll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Qi in the 74th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ronny Odén in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai's Jens-Ove Blomqvist. In the 83rd match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esbjörn Hultstrand to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Lorien in the 84th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind NovaStella FK's goalkeeper Viktor Häll, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Viktor Häll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esbjörn Hultstrand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Viktor Häll made a huge save. Wu Qi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 91st minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Häll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Wu Qi. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Samurai walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.