Official Cup

Grusplanen vid Telge
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Espen Eriksen got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Broch in the 6th minute of play forced Blombacka AIF's goalkeeper Henrik Olsman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rune Broch took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrik Olsman. Henrik Olsman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Andreas Husebø had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrik Olsman. Blombacka AIF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Husebø was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 23rd minute of the match Rock Hard FC got a corner. Blombacka AIF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonathan Kvaal ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Joakim Brodin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Husebø in the 32nd minute of play forced Blombacka AIF's goalkeeper Henrik Olsman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Blombacka AIF's goal looked a bit too open when Espen Eriksen came free, but Henrik Olsman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Espen Eriksen scored 0-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrik Olsman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute Jonathan Kvaal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Olsman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrik Olsman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Kvaal in the 41st minute of play. Henrik Olsman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rune Broch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 46 minutes, Rune Broch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rock Hard FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rune Broch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Bengtsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Kvaal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Henrik Olsman made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Broch in the 54th minute of play forced Blombacka AIF's goalkeeper Henrik Olsman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrik Olsman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonathan Kvaal went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 63 played minutes Blombacka AIF got a freekick which was hit by Alvar Öman. The supporters of Rock Hard FC booed when Blombacka AIF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ove Anselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Blombacka AIF defense, Andreas Husebø kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrik Olsman. The Blombacka AIF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrik Olsman should have stopped the shot. 72 minutes into the match, Jonathan Kvaal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrik Olsman. Blombacka AIF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Kvaal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. After 78 minutes, Joakim Brodin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blombacka AIF and the Rock Hard FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Blombacka AIF's Joakim Brodin got a free kick in the 78th minute. Dag Hartviksen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Bengtsson in the 83rd minute of play. After 85 played minutes Rock Hard FC got a freekick which was hit by Stein Aakre. In the 87th minute Gottfrid Bokelund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dag Hartviksen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Blombacka AIF's goalkeeper Henrik Olsman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Kvaal. 94 minutes into the game, Rune Broch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rock Hard FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blombacka AIF the free kick. In the 95th minute Tomas Bengtsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dag Hartviksen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.