Official Cup

Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernt Carlberg started the match with the kick off. Richard Billberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Carlberg in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute Sven-Olof Tönnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Ekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Black Mamba's Richard Billberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Näver in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of AC United booed when Black Mamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Apelkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Billberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Ieremia in the 15th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Sabin Ieremia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 18 played minutes Black Mamba got a freekick which was hit by Björn Apelkvist. Richard Billberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Ieremia in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Black Mamba's goal looked a bit too open when Anders Pettersson came free, but Richard Billberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Black Mamba's Richard Billberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Näver in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Sabin Ieremia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Billberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 28 minutes into the game, Black Mamba's Sven-Olof Tönnberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roger Ekberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Björn Apelkvist hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Richard Billberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elof Hedling, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute.

After 52 minutes Black Mamba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bernt Carlberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Anders Pettersson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Black Mamba's Richard Billberg did a great save. A hard shot 52 in the game by Anders Pettersson from a close distance when the talented Richard Billberg managed to make a qualified save. Black Mamba's players were relieved. Richard Billberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Näver, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Richard Billberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Näver, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Bertil Näver had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Richard Billberg. Black Mamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bertil Näver was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Richard Billberg made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Anders Pettersson sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of AC United booed when Black Mamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Erik Österberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Black Mamba were furious when Albert Hagström was red carded, 65 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 65 minutes into the game, one of Black Mamba:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Richard Billberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sabin Ieremia went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. With an all-out effort, AC United's Richard Billberg threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sabin Ieremia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 77th minute Nils-Erik Österberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Ekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Billberg made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Jesper Arhenius sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesper Arhenius in the 83rd minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Richard Billberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Ekberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evert Andreasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After some careless play in the Black Mamba defense, Anders Pettersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Richard Billberg. The Black Mamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Richard Billberg should have stopped the shot. A collision led to AC United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Anders Pettersson hit a great ball. Richard Billberg made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Bertil Näver sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded AC United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Black Mamba.