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Match Report
Uttran
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Åke Tidén kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Esbjörn Olofsson sped through Uttran's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of August Hjortberg. After 11 minutes, Gilbert Lindsten mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valdemarsvik FF and the Uttran players grew even worse after the yellow card. 13 minutes into the match, Valdemarsvik FF's goalkeeper Jimmie Haeger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fredric Björk. The audience was convinced that Jens-Åke Blom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hjortberg was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Fredric Björk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jens-Åke Blom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hjortberg having to interfere. After having played for 24 minutes, Jens-Åke Blom managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valdemarsvik FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Åke Blom was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uttran's August Hjortberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esbjörn Olofsson in the 28th minute of play. Östen Ekblom kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 31stth minute of the game Esbjörn Olofsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Uttran's August Hjortberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fredric Björk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the game, Petter Wästerberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valdemarsvik FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uttran the free kick. With a little luck, Valdemarsvik FF's Jimmie Haeger got control of the ball when Fredric Björk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christoffer Lind hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valdemarsvik FF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sten Stigsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Uttran's players had a chance to rest. Åke Tidén was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Esbjörn Olofsson to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Arvin Samuelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmie Haeger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Björk in the 58th minute of play. If Esbjörn Olofsson 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 Åke Tidén came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Uttran 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 Åke Tidén couldn't finish the play. 1-1 became the score in the 68th minute when Åke Tidén elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 74 minutes into the game, Jens-Åke Blom cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. August Hjortberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valdemarsvik FF's Jens-Åke Blom got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Esbjörn Olofsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uttran's Fredric Björk got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Jens-Åke Blom dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of August Hjortberg, 1-3. Fredric Björk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Uttran booed when Valdemarsvik FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olle Törnblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Uttran booed when Valdemarsvik FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olle Törnblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. August Hjortberg made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Jens-Åke Blom sent off a good shot on target. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Valdemarsvik FF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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