Official Cup

Britannia Stadium
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. Karl Julin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Stoke FF's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Fresco came free, but Maximilian Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakarias Ekström in the 6th minute of play. Robin Helander's late challenge caught a Stone City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robin Helander helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stoke FF booed when Stone City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cecilio Lizardi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomero Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olof Rosendahl in the 14th minute of play. Maximilian Lindgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Atilano Beila went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 19th minute, Karl Julin made a precise shot to the right of Baldomero Arias. Stone City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 26th minute, Stoke FF's Karl Julin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Baldomero Arias. Baldomero Arias yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Karl Julin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stoke FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl Julin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomero Arias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ivan Sandaili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Stone City's goalkeeper Baldomero Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl Julin. Atilano Beila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robin Helander hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

After some careless play in the Stone City defense, Sakarias Ekström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldomero Arias. The Stone City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldomero Arias should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Florentino Fresco took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Maximilian Lindgren to make any attempt to save it. Egon Nyqvist's late challenge caught a Stone City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Egon Nyqvist helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stone City booed when Stoke FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egon Nyqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute Robin Helander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldomero Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakarias Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A collision led to Stoke FF getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sakarias Ekström hit a great ball. Maximilian Lindgren was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Florentino Fresco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Florentino Fresco really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakarias Ekström in the 80th minute of play. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pontus Forssberg in the 81st minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Atilano Beila had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximilian Lindgren. Stoke FF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Atilano Beila was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Karl Julin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Arias having to interfere. Karl Julin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Arias having to interfere. The Stone City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Stone City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.