Official Cup

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 617 (Terracing: 463, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lars Sundström made the kick off which started today's match. 俞冰帆 came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström. But to his dismay, Lars Sundström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. FC Kurdistan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yin Yun Fan in the 10th minute. 俞冰帆 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sundström in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 13 minutes, Lars Sundström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Sundström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14thth minute of the game Lars Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Albirex Niigata FC's 俞冰帆 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lars Sundström got free with 俞冰帆 in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 20 minutes of play, FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 俞冰帆 was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute, Diego Belém hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albirex Niigata FC's Alexander Tan got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 俞冰帆 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Sundström in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Sundström in the 32nd minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper 俞冰帆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Tan came free, but Alaaddin Solskjær reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albirex Niigata FC were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after FC Kurdistan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chus Egas took the corner. 36 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Sundström came free, but 俞冰帆 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 俞冰帆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Douglas Västberg made in the 43rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lars Sundström however managed to control. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Sundström in the 53rd minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper 俞冰帆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC Kurdistan's Fredric Hybbert in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albirex Niigata FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th minute, Diego Belém 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. 58 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's Diego Belém sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alaaddin Solskjær narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lars Sundström in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 俞冰帆 saved Albirex Niigata FC from getting behind. 61 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fredric Hybbert came free, but 俞冰帆 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rdth minute of the game Lars Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Albirex Niigata FC's 俞冰帆 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albirex Niigata FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lars Sundström in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 俞冰帆 saved Albirex Niigata FC from getting behind. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper 俞冰帆, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 俞冰帆 came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström. But to his dismay, Lars Sundström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. FC Kurdistan's Nils Hopp was substituted for Ubaldo Ritchie. FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski was substituted for Emanuel Åström. 俞冰帆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Hopp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Jonathan Yi-Sheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 俞冰帆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwan Kasiewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A well done corner resulted in Iwan Kasiewski drilling the ball in to score 4-1 behind Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper. 89 minutes into the game, FC Kurdistan's Fredric Hybbert nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 俞冰帆 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 91st match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Hopp to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Albirex Niigata FC defense, Jörgen Levander kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 俞冰帆. The Albirex Niigata FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 俞冰帆 should have stopped the shot.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Albirex Niigata FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Kurdistan.