Official Cup

City Gross Arena
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig-Ove Falkrans started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tim Ståhlberg during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Warner Anaya in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robin Vaktarhus prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stig-Ove Falkrans hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Persepolis F.C.'s zone, John Bergvall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Perez came out of the goal and John Bergvall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute, Warner Anaya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Persepolis F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 20th minute Arden Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Vaktarhus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Perez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stig-Ove Falkrans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 28 minute of play. After some careless play in the Ytterby FF defense, Avery Merrill kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Vaktarhus. The Ytterby FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Vaktarhus should have stopped the shot. Robin Vaktarhus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Warner Anaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Santos Perez made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Stig-Ove Falkrans sent off a good shot on target. Persepolis F.C.'s Warner Anaya managed to work through Ytterby FF's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Warner Anaya dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Warner Anaya recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Ildefonso Harkaitz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robin Vaktarhus came out and tried to block the shot, but Ildefonso Harkaitz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 56th minute. Wang Yi Kun charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wang Yi Kun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes Persepolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Wang Yi Kun. Arden Poulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Warner Anaya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Persepolis F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Robin Vaktarhus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Warner Anaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avery Merrill's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Vaktarhus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Ytterby FF's goalkeeper Robin Vaktarhus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arden Poulin. Avery Merrill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Vaktarhus having to interfere. In the 90th minute Warner Anaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Vaktarhus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erik Gustafsson's late challenge caught a Persepolis F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erik Gustafsson helped the player get up and apologised. Erik Gustafsson hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Persepolis F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.