Official Cup

AC Vallen
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Luz started the match with the kick off. Otto Brask received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Kauan Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kauan Machado made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Fritz Mattsson sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Gremio NG's Aílton Dantas got a free kick in the 14th minute. Kauan Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fritz Mattsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gremio NG's goalkeeper Kauan Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastião Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eskil Danielsson having to interfere. Carlos Fernando Vidal's late challenge caught a AC United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Fernando Vidal helped the player get up and apologised. After 28 played minutes Gremio NG got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Fernando Vidal. After having played for 30 minutes, Fernando Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gremio NG's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Luz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juninho Azevedo's late challenge caught a AC United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juninho Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AC United booed when Gremio NG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute Martin Andersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauan Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of AC United booed when Gremio NG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Baiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute of the match, Martin Andersson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kauan Machado saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, AC United's Michael Flinck got a free kick in the 38th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erling Wennersten during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 45 played minutes AC United got a freekick which was hit by Erling Wennersten. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Otto Brask to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Ronny Bokelund managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronny Bokelund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kauan Machado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Brask in the 63rd minute of play forced Gremio NG's goalkeeper Kauan Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fritz Mattsson came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the AC United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fritz Mattsson couldn't finish the play. Kauan Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Fernando Luz could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Eskil Danielsson however easily saved by the left post. Kauan Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Brask in the 72nd minute of play. Sebastião Neto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eskil Danielsson having to make a save. 79 minutes into the match, Gremio NG's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Andersson came free, but Kauan Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hamílton Veloso fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gremio NG's protests and gave Hamílton Veloso a yellow card for diving instead. Hamílton Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC United's goalkeeper Eskil Danielsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Luz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Eskil Danielsson made a huge save.