Official Cup

Stadium Zemantauskas
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amílton Ferreira started the match with the kick off. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gottfrid Almkvist in the 5th minute of the match. Gottfrid Almkvist scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Almir Cruz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Almir Cruz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Johansson went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Gottfrid Almkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Almir Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almir Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Larsfält, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tom Larsfält in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Almir Cruz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Rubens Reis got a free kick in the 25th minute. Tom Larsfält recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 28 minutes, Gottfrid Almkvist made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Zemantauskas FC's Almir Cruz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the game, Gottfrid Almkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Almir Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Gottfrid Almkvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Almir Cruz was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 43 minutes, Joel de Senna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zemantauskas FC and the Hawelka Himalayan High players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Zemantauskas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel de Senna to maneuver through the defense. Joel de Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Leo Sjöberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gottfrid Almkvist to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Hawelka Himalayan High's Gottfrid Almkvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Almir Cruz. That made the score 0-5 after 56 minutes of play. In the 64th minute, Hawelka Himalayan High's Alexander Magnusson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alexander Magnusson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hawelka Himalayan High protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alexander Magnusson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hawelka Himalayan High! In the 66th minute there was a penalty for Zemantauskas FC. Maurinho Albuquerque stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Leo Sjöberg. 1-5. Amílton Ferreira took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leo Sjöberg. Leo Sjöberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. If Joel de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute Amílton Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Sjöberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Torbjörn Bengtsson fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hawelka Himalayan High's protests and gave Torbjörn Bengtsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torbjörn Bengtsson to maneuver through the defense. Leo Sjöberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel de Senna went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute, Tom Larsfält got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 95thth minute of the game Amílton Ferreira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hawelka Himalayan High's Leo Sjöberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hawelka Himalayan High'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.