Friendly League

Svartvallen
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Svartvallstjärnens IF's Göran Cane started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute of the match Svartvallstjärnens IF got a corner. spikarna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Björn Andberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of spikarna's goalie and right to Göran Cane. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. spikarna's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After having played for 11 minutes, Göran Cane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Svartvallstjärnens IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göran Cane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Göran Cane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lars Norberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Atakan Pepe took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edward Jönsson. Edward Jönsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 17 minutes of play, spikarna's Sven Nordkvist made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edward Jönsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpected shot in the 20th minute by Göran Cane got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A hard shot 22 in the game by Göran Cane from a close distance when the talented Lars Norberg managed to make a qualified save. spikarna's players were relieved. In the 23rd minute, Kaj Hård ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edward Jönsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 28th minute, Tore Svartström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Svartvallstjärnens IF getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tore Svartström hit a great ball. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Göran Cane got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. spikarna's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Göran Cane scored to the left of an out of position Lars Norberg, making the score, 1-4. Sven Nordkvist scored 1-5 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edward Jönsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lars Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göran Cane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Svartvallstjärnens IF getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Kieth Isebergh hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Nordkvist came free, but Edward Jönsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Kaj Hård made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lars Norberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Göran Cane's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Göran Cane in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lars Norberg saved spikarna from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Göran Cane put it in 2-6 from a short distance just to the right of Lars Norberg. Svartvallstjärnens IF made a substitution. Elliott Malmberg replaced Villiam Marklund. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Karlberg in the 69th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Karlberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lars Norberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Karlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 85th minute, Kevin Karlberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lars Norberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-6. Elliott Malmberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lars Norberg having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Kevin Karlberg notched a goal, 4-6, to the right of spikarna's Lars Norberg. Lars Norberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The spikarna players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.