Official Cup

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamin Tunander made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes, Pontus Berglund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Gunners and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute Andreas Ahlbeck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Ahlbeck kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Benjamin Tunander struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Frederico Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Gunners. 16 minutes into the game, Corinthians's Víktor Sarmento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Wallin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The Gunners's Andreas Ahlbeck got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dennis Wallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Víktor Sarmento in the 25th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Magne Larsson came free, but Frederico Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Gunners's attack was well implemented in the 30th minute, but when Magne Larsson was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 37th minute, Benjamin Tunander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Gunners fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Magne Larsson charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Magne Larsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Magne Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Víktor Sarmento was the one to do the kick off. Frederico Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Tunander, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the game, Benjamin Tunander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Frederico Gonçalves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Magne Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, The Gunners's Andreas Ahlbeck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederico Gonçalves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Benjamin Tunander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Frederico Gonçalves made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pontus Berglund in the 71st minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Frederico Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute The Gunners were awarded a corner. Benjamin Tunander went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on The Gunners's corner Benjamin Tunander fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frederico Gonçalves quite easily take care of the ball. In the 77th minute, Stig Norström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Didi Rocha. In the 82nd minute, Pontus Berglund reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Frederico Gonçalves. The goal made the score 1-5. Frederico Gonçalves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Tunander in the 86th minute. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Corinthians! When the match had been going on for 91 minutes, The Gunners's Benjamin Tunander got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Frederico Gonçalves. Frederico Gonçalves came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by The Gunners's Pontus Berglund. But to his dismay, Pontus Berglund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7. The Gunners played a much better game than Corinthians and deserved their victory. The Corinthians players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.