Official Cup

Feliciano Gambarte
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Henry Tolsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of El Expreso booed when Boomerang Bombers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Åke Lundström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dennis Baldwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arman Högström, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Mikael Sjögren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivor Whitehead in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Arman Högström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Baldwin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edu de Sousa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 18th minute. El Expreso's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Lundström in the 19th minute of play forced El Expreso's goalkeeper Dennis Baldwin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erland Hultin hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Edu de Sousa hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Boomerang Bombers's Mikael Sjögren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Boomerang Bombers from getting a goal against them. Zhu Quan kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. El Expreso's Dennis Baldwin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Lundström in the 30th minute of play. Dennis Baldwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Sundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Dennis Baldwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Tolsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Billy Sundberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dennis Baldwin. El Expreso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Billy Sundberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mikael Sjögren had great luck who in the 39thth minute grab hold of the ball when Edu de Sousa from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. El Expreso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dani Sánchez in the 41st minute. El Expreso were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Boomerang Bombers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dani Sánchez took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Zhu Quan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mikael Sjögren quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The crowd rose to their feet as Zhu Quan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mikael Sjögren. That made the score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, El Expreso's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Tolsson came free, but Dennis Baldwin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edu de Sousa was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Ivor Whitehead managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Expreso's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivor Whitehead was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikael Sjögren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, El Expreso's Dennis Baldwin got control of the ball when Arman Högström tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68th match minute, El Expreso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 袁奕崇 to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edu de Sousa in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikael Sjögren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mikael Sjögren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Quan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 袁奕崇 during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, 袁奕崇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dennis Baldwin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Tolsson in the 81st minute of play. Boomerang Bombers's Mikael Sjögren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu de Sousa in the 83rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Henry Tolsson took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Dennis Baldwin to make any attempt to save it. Chad Dickens hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in El Expreso's zone, Henry Tolsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Baldwin came out of the goal and Henry Tolsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute, Ture Jönsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The El Expreso supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Boomerang Bombers's performance. The match ended with a win for Boomerang Bombers.