Friendly League

R9Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lennart Godholm started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes R9Forwards got a freekick which was hit by Walter Bergkvist. Måns Gustafsson kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 4 played minutes, Zlax FC's Melker Modig shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bo Stålberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zlax FC reached it. A collision led to R9Forwards getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alf Österlund hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Melker Modig got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jens-Åke Skytt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 15 minutes into the match, Einar Ekeroth notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of R9Forwards's Bo Stålberg. Bo Stålberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 18 played minutes R9Forwards got a freekick which was hit by Lennart Godholm. Bo Stålberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Damm, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Walter Bergkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Örtendal having to interfere. The supporters of R9Forwards booed when Zlax FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Åke Skytt didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Damm in the 33rd minute of play forced R9Forwards's goalkeeper Bo Stålberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, R9Forwards's Mats Siöman got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Rickard Damm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bengt-Arne Jönsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Stålberg having to interfere. In the 41st match minute, Zlax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörn Sandell to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Zlax FC booed when R9Forwards was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Siöman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Zlax FC's Albert Örtendal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Olofsson in the 50th minute of play. Mats Siöman was shown his second yellow card after 51 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to R9Forwards getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Mats Siöman hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Lennart Godholm managed to get in a good position for a shot. R9Forwards's supporters rose to their feet, but Lennart Godholm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Örtendal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jens-Åke Skytt got free with Bo Stålberg in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to R9Forwards getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Walter Bergkvist hit a great ball. A collision led to R9Forwards getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jerry Olofsson hit a great ball. After 66th play minutes Rickard Damm shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Bo Stålberg and just under the crossbar into goal. 68 minutes into the game, Roland Jelm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zlax FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave R9Forwards the free kick. Albert Örtendal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Godholm in the 72nd minute of play. Joseph Fredriksson's late challenge caught a R9Forwards's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joseph Fredriksson helped the player get up and apologised. Melker Modig charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Melker Modig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Melker Modig hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Lennart Godholm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Lennart Godholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Walter Bergkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rickard Damm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bo Stålberg having to make a save. Bo Stålberg made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Rickard Damm sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st match minute, Zlax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joseph Fredriksson to maneuver through the defense. Albert Örtendal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lennart Godholm's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The Zlax FC 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.