League

Hamra Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Johannes Pihlberg started the match with the kick off. Rune Sjöberg made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Fred Blixt sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, Herckules Boyz's Holger Bergman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rune Sjöberg. Rune Sjöberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Rune Sjöberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Blixt in the 11th minute. Holger Bergman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fred Blixt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the game, KICKER's Rasmus Åhman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Algot Örtendahl made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Johannes Pihlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Algot Örtendahl having to interfere. Simon Andreasson charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simon Andreasson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KICKER getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Simon Andreasson hit a great ball. Fred Blixt did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Rune Sjöberg 29 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Holger Bergman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herckules Boyz's supporters rose to their feet, but Holger Bergman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rune Sjöberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rune Sjöberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Bergman in the 35th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes KICKER got a freekick which was hit by Simon Andreasson. In the 42nd minute, Fred Blixt made a precise shot to the right of Rune Sjöberg. KICKER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 46th minute, Herckules Boyz's Holger Bergman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rune Sjöberg. Rune Sjöberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Holger Bergman to strike the kick off in the second half. Rune Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Blixt in the 52nd minute of play. Algot Örtendahl made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Rasmus Åhman sent off a good shot on target. Fred Blixt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Rune Sjöberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Holger Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Herckules Boyz's Fred Blixt in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KICKER's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Holger Bergman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rune Sjöberg was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in KICKER's zone, Anton Bengtsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Sjöberg came out of the goal and Anton Bengtsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Holger Bergman in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rune Sjöberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute, Thor Lööf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fred Blixt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Rune Sjöberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rune Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Blixt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fred Blixt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rune Sjöberg having to interfere. After having played for 81 minutes, Holger Bergman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herckules Boyz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Holger Bergman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. KICKER's Rune Sjöberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Blixt in the 85th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fred Blixt in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Sjöberg saved KICKER from getting behind. Rune Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Holger Bergman in the 92nd minute of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Holger Bergman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herckules Boyz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Holger Bergman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Herckules Boyz had played much better football throughout.