Official Cup

Summoners Rift
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tage Falk started the match with the kick off. Övertorneå RK's Christer Ahlgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Alegren in the 5th minute of play. Övertorneå RK's Michael Åkerström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by André Kjellman in the 7 minute of the game. Christer Ahlgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Vallentuna Kickers's goal looked a bit too open when Niclas Jakobsson came free, but Li Han reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Vallentuna Kickers getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. André Kjellman hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Övertorneå RK's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Tingberg came free, but Christer Ahlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, André Kjellman threw the ball into play from the sideline. Övertorneå RK's Henning Björk quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Torbjörn Tingberg took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christer Ahlgren. Christer Ahlgren 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. Övertorneå RK's Michael Åkerström quite brazenly broke a throw-in by André Kjellman, made in the 23rd minute of the game. Vallentuna Kickers's Torbjörn Tingberg got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Li Han showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niclas Jakobsson in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Niclas Jakobsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Övertorneå RK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 31st match minute, Vallentuna Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Kjellman to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niclas Jakobsson in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Li Han saved Vallentuna Kickers from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niclas Jakobsson in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Li Han prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 40 minutes into the match, Niclas Jakobsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Li Han. Vallentuna Kickers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niclas Jakobsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The supporters of Vallentuna Kickers booed when Övertorneå RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Åkerström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niclas Jakobsson in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Li Han prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Torbjörn Tingberg to make the kick off. Niclas Jakobsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Li Han read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Li Han didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niclas Jakobsson went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Niclas Jakobsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Li Han was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Vallentuna Kickers made a substitution. Gunnar Nordlander replaced Torbjörn Tingberg. Christer Ahlgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Nordlander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, André Kjellman threw the ball into play from the sideline. Övertorneå RK's Michael Åkerström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gunnar Nordlander might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christer Ahlgren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gunnar Nordlander ran back to his position shaking his head. Niclas Jakobsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Vallentuna Kickers's goal looked a bit too open when Niclas Jakobsson came free, but Li Han reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Niclas Jakobsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Li Han was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Li Han took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Jakobsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Li Han showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Jakobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Övertorneå RK's goalkeeper Christer Ahlgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 88 minutes, Niclas Jakobsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Övertorneå RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niclas Jakobsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Övertorneå RK's David Oleary was substituted for Michael Åkerström. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Pettersson in the 93rd minute of play forced Vallentuna Kickers's goalkeeper Li Han to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allan Pettersson scored 4-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Li Han, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.