Official Cup

Olympia
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tage Backlund started the match with the kick off. Manfred Fribäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Urre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tage Backlund got free with Vilhelm Pålsson in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Epifanio Urre in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manfred Fribäck saved Norrlands Athen from getting behind. After 13 minutes, Du Le Jun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Norrlands Athen and the Råbi FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Du Le Jun to maneuver through the defense. Epifanio Urre might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manfred Fribäck. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Epifanio Urre ran back to his position shaking his head. Norrlands Athen's Du Le Jun managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Harry Hylander in the 17 minute of the game. Jörn Wennerström kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Du Le Jun kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Epifanio Urre struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Manfred Fribäck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Råbi FF. In the 27th minute, John Källberg 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. Vilhelm Pålsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Källberg in the 31st minute. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Norrlands Athen! The referee gave Råbi FF a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Epifanio Urre, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Urre in the 41st minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Manfred Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Råbi FF's Vilhelm Pålsson got control of the ball when Tage Backlund tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Manfred Fribäck was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Epifanio Urre capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Epifanio Urre really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. A collision led to Råbi FF getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Joachim Helander hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the game, Kjell Fribäck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Råbi FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Norrlands Athen the free kick. In the 56th match minute, Råbi FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kjell Fribäck to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's John Källberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vilhelm Pålsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 61 minutes Råbi FF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was John Källberg who took care of the corner kick. Norrlands Athen's John Carew was substituted for Tage Backlund. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Zhou Xun Ting replaced Eddie Trulsson. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Erik Ljusberg replaced John Källberg. Norrlands Athen's Du Le Jun managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Harry Hylander in the 65 minute of the game. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Norrlands Athen's Larry Tatum got a free kick in the 79th minute. Bengt-Åke Fransson didn't quite understand what happened when in the 80 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Kjell Fribäck hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 91st match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Du Le Jun to maneuver through the defense. The Råbi FF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.