Official Cup

Excellent Arena
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albin Lundström started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Simoneta FC's Hans Dalström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elliot Bergren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Hans Dalström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Albano Soin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Elliot Bergren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th match minute, Simoneta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Marquez to maneuver through the defense. Julian Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Hans Dalström might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elliot Bergren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hans Dalström ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Hans Dalström sped through FC Excellent Winners's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elliot Bergren. Elliot Bergren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Tiniebra went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Hans Dalström took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elliot Bergren. Elliot Bergren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Mats Gerdberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julian Mannuel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Hans Dalström sped through FC Excellent Winners's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elliot Bergren. After 44 minutes, Mats Gerdberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Excellent Winners and the Simoneta FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Excellent Winners's Mats Gerdberg got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 51 minutes, Hans Dalström made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. FC Excellent Winners's Elliot Bergren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Augusto Tiniebra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Elliot Bergren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Västlund kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Serafino Rivero struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Elliot Bergren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Simoneta FC. Elliot Bergren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Tiniebra went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. In the 77th minute Nils Eklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Mannuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Teo Marquez fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Simoneta FC's protests and gave Teo Marquez a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Simoneta FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Teo Marquez hit a great ball. Simoneta FC's Primitivo Fonda was substituted for Teo Marquez. Nils Eklund struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Julian Mannuel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Excellent Winners. In the 84th minute, Mats Gerdberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Simoneta FC's Hans Dalström dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. In the 89th minute, Hans Dalström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simoneta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. FC Excellent Winners's Elliot Bergren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Dalström in the 96th minute of play. Simoneta FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.