Official Cup

Excellent Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harris Geraets started the match with the kick off. Sven-Olof Ahlström made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mats Gerdberg however managed to control. When Real Cartagena's Harris Geraets in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Excellent Winners's goalie prevented a goal. Harris Geraets took the ball and in the 18 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 0-2. When Harris Geraets came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Real Cartagena 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 Harris Geraets couldn't finish the play. Elliot Bergren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harris Geraets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harris Geraets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harris Geraets blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elliot Bergren having to make a save. FC Excellent Winners's Elliot Bergren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harris Geraets in the 37th minute of play. After 38 played minutes FC Excellent Winners got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Mårtensson. A throw-in in the 39th minute of the game was made by Sven-Olof Ahlström with Mats Gerdberg as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Harris Geraets might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elliot Bergren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harris Geraets ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of FC Excellent Winners booed when Real Cartagena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Gomez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils Eklund's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Edwin Devine skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 47th minute Harris Geraets shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Bergren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Real Cartagena were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Elliot Bergren came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Real Cartagena's Harris Geraets. But to his dismay, Harris Geraets quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. FC Excellent Winners's Elliot Bergren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save FC Excellent Winners from getting a goal against them. 57 minutes into the game, Real Cartagena's Harris Geraets 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, 0-5. After 60th play minutes Harris Geraets shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Elliot Bergren and just under the crossbar into goal. When Harris Geraets came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Real Cartagena 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 Harris Geraets couldn't finish the play. Elliot Bergren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harris Geraets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harris Geraets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 70th minute Harris Geraets shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Bergren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elliot Bergren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harris Geraets in the 71st minute of the match. A throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game was made by Sven-Olof Ahlström with Mats Gerdberg as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harris Geraets in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elliot Bergren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 79th minute Real Cartagena were awarded a corner. Alonzo Helguera went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Alonzo Helguera almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Excellent Winners's Elliot Bergren did a great save. Domeka Albear received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Elliot Bergren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 82 minutes, Harris Geraets made it 0-7 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. Rioja Pedrueca made in the 85th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ixona Gondin immediately put the ball in play. Real Cartagena's Louis Vinyals was substituted for Harris Geraets. Elliot Bergren was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Louis Vinyals capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Louis Vinyals really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. In the 92nd minute, Louis Vinyals ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elliot Bergren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9.