Official Cup

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andre Agassi made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, IKS Norrköping's Tobias Ekeberg got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 7th match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig-Arne Skålberg to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Ove Lägdin came free, but Aron Dahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Ove Lägdin kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Arvid Sandberg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mats Wilander. Tobias Ekeberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Dahlbom having to interfere. Aleksander Lundberg kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Arvid Sandberg acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 20th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alf Säfström. Arvid Sandberg made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Andre Agassi sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Mats Wilander kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arvid Sandberg. That made the score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. Arvid Sandberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Wilander in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to IKS Norrköping getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Elvio Parrondo hit a great ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Karl-Ove Lägdin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IKS Norrköping's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Ove Lägdin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tobias Ekeberg to make the kick off. Östen Vennersten charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Östen Vennersten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 50th minute, Östen Vennersten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tobias Ekeberg took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aron Dahlbom. Aron Dahlbom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sörman in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Karl-Ove Lägdin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IKS Norrköping's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Ove Lägdin 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 62nd minute, Yu Jing Bin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IKS Norrköping fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Aron Dahlbom was a little too slow when Tobias Ekeberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-3. IKS Norrköping made a substitution. Melker Bäckman replaced Tobias Ekeberg. In the 79th minute Vincent Linberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvid Sandberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Sörman during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Sörman to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when IKS Norrköping was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elvio Parrondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sörman in the 88th minute of play. Aron Dahlbom was a little too slow when Yu Jing Bin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 1-5. Aron Dahlbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melker Bäckman, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Östen Vennersten to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. IKS Norrköping had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.