Prized/Friendly Cup

Stora Valla
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kingpins's Yan Guo Qiang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Degerfors IF! Degerfors IF:s Håkan Söderberg showed great skill when he stopped Yan Guo Qiang:s penalty. Kingpins's Ramiro Estavan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Håkan Söderberg in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Håkan Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Guo Qiang in the 9th minute of the match. Yan Guo Qiang scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Håkan Söderberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yan Guo Qiang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Håkan Söderberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Degerfors IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ramiro Estavan was slow to take the kick. During this time Kingpins's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Kingpins's corner Ramiro Estavan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Håkan Söderberg quite easily take care of the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Ramiro Estavan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kingpins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Degerfors IF the free kick. Ramiro Estavan kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 26th minute Yan Guo Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Söderberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Yan Guo Qiang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Håkan Söderberg was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Håkan Söderberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Guo Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Håkan Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Guo Qiang in the 35th minute of the match. Håkan Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Guo Qiang in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Euloxu in the 39th minute of play forced Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Håkan Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Håkan Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorino Euloxu in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, Degerfors IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Rosendahl to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Yan Guo Qiang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Håkan Söderberg. Degerfors IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yan Guo Qiang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tuncay Cansever was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Yan Guo Qiang sped through Degerfors IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Håkan Söderberg. In the 59th minute, Victorino Euloxu 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yan Guo Qiang got free with Håkan Söderberg in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kingpins were furious when Ramiro Estavan was red carded, 63 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Kingpins's Harry Sjö was substituted for Yan Guo Qiang. Kingpins's Adrian Falck was substituted for Victorino Euloxu. With his leg Håkan Söderberg managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Kingpins's Harry Sjö fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Degerfors IF's Håkan Söderberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Degerfors IF from getting a goal against them. Josep Casanova received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Håkan Söderberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artemio Maore during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Degerfors IF's Artemio Maore got a free kick in the 85th minute. The supporters of Kingpins booed when Degerfors IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Håkansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Håkan Söderberg was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Torbjörn Hake capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Torbjörn Hake really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. 92 minutes into the match, Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Håkan Söderberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Torbjörn Hake. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kingpins walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.