Official Cup

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) PP Plessydask's Dag Lindmark started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, Denílson Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niclas Lundqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 15 minutes of play, Grêmio RK75's Mário Sérgio made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niclas Lundqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the PP Plessydask defense, Diego Costa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niclas Lundqvist. The PP Plessydask fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niclas Lundqvist should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the game, Grêmio RK75's Denílson Ferreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niclas Lundqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. 30 minutes into the game, Diego Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grêmio RK75's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PP Plessydask the free kick. Bebeto Paranaense made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Lundström in the 32nd minute. Bebeto Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaj Arenstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the Grêmio RK75 defense, Kaj Arenstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bebeto Paranaense. The Grêmio RK75 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bebeto Paranaense should have stopped the shot. Niclas Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Diego Costa took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niclas Lundqvist. Niclas Lundqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7.

The wind increased when Diego Costa made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Grêmio RK75's Niclas Lundqvist threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Denílson Ferreira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of PP Plessydask booed when Grêmio RK75 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Linares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute Diego Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niclas Lundqvist was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Diego Costa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Diego Costa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. With a little luck, PP Plessydask's Niclas Lundqvist got control of the ball when Diego Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Grêmio RK75's Denílson Ferreira in 68 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Niclas Lundqvist guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Niclas Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adhemar Sabóia struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Niclas Lundqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grêmio RK75. 83 minutes into the match Diego Costa climbed in front of goal and pressed up 2-9 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Niclas Lundqvist. 86 minutes in the game, Diego Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Niclas Lundqvist having to interfere. With a little luck, PP Plessydask's Niclas Lundqvist got control of the ball when Diego Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Diego Costa could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Niclas Lundqvist however easily saved by the left post. When Adhemar Sabóia came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Grêmio RK75 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adhemar Sabóia couldn't finish the play. Diego Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Niclas Lundqvist made a huge save.