Official Cup

Air Albania
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ranko Nedev started the match with the kick off. Taško Filipovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calle Wanner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ranko Nedev struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Bengt-Åke Smitt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ✩ Pep Team ✩. After 8 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Nenad Mihailovski. Calle Wanner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Taško Filipovski having to make a save. Ranko Nedev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Bengt-Åke Smitt made a huge save. Adrian Biörk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Karen FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malte Sörman in the 18th minute of play forced ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Taško Filipovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Žare Rajkoski during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Žare Rajkoski kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Radomir Cukovski's late challenge caught a Karen FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radomir Cukovski helped the player get up and apologised. Karen FC's Calle Wanner got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taško Filipovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Karen FC's Rutger Löv got a free kick in the 27th minute. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nils Ekeroth hit a great ball. In the 34th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ranko Nedev to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Karen FC booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mite Milevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ranko Nedev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per Sjögren took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Taško Filipovski. Taško Filipovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Ranko Nedev hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Per Sjögren made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leontie Hristijanski during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leontie Hristijanski hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cvetan Rugova in the 57th minute of play. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ranko Nedev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jovče Amiti in the 59th minute of the match. Per Sjögren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Rutger Löv dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Taško Filipovski, 0-3. In the 66th minute, Per Sjögren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Taško Filipovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Mats Asklund hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute of the match Leka Josifov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bengt-Åke Smitt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ranko Nedev in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jovče Amiti in the 73rd minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taško Filipovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calle Wanner in the 74th minute of play. Leontie Hristijanski was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 79th minute Rutger Löv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taško Filipovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taško Filipovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Sjögren in the 83rd minute of the match. Taško Filipovski was a little too slow when Per Sjögren got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 0-6. ✩ Pep Team ✩ were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Karen FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ranko Nedev took the corner. After 92 played minutes Karen FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Hedkvist. After 95 played minutes Karen FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Hedkvist. Karen FC'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.