Official Cup

Carden Park
Spectators: 181 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute, Jens-Ove Persson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Diniimanibelediyespor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Gustavsson in the 10th minute of play forced Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's goalkeeper Buford Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Zlatan Junior who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Diniimanibelediyespor's Melker Ödman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's Zlatan Junior slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Melker Ödman. That made the score 1-1 after 13 minutes of play. In the 16th minute of the match, Kazimierz Boniek tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Melker Ödman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zlatan Junior took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Melker Ödman. Melker Ödman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Zlatan Junior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Melker Ödman made a huge save. Konrad Bern hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Zlatan Junior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Melker Ödman made a huge save. With 34 minutes on the clock, Josef Lind commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 38 minutes into the game, Kurt Kullander threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's Anderson Kinsey quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Zlatan Junior had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Melker Ödman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zlatan Junior's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The supporters of Diniimanibelediyespor booed when Gracias a la Pelota - DAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zlatan Junior didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Jens-Ove Persson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Buford Lim. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jens-Ove Persson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Melker Ödman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Junior in the 51st minute of the match. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zlatan Junior in the 52nd minute. Horst Schulitz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 54 minutes into the match, Diniimanibelediyespor's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Junior came free, but Melker Ödman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 56th minute of the game was made by Kurt Kullander with Jens-Ove Persson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Kazimierz Boniek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zlatan Junior came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Gracias a la Pelota - DAM 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 Zlatan Junior couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Diniimanibelediyespor's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Boniek came free, but Melker Ödman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match, Jens-Ove Persson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Buford Lim was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 78 played minutes Gracias a la Pelota - DAM got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Kinsey. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pål Hjälm got free with Buford Lim in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes into the match, Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's goalkeeper Buford Lim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gösta Billvall. After a rather tough play, Diniimanibelediyespor's Emil Isaksson got a free kick in the 89th minute. 94 minutes into the game, Kurt Kullander threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's Anderson Kinsey quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM had played much better football throughout.