League

Stockholms Stadion
Spectators: 8431 (Terracing: 6324, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Peder Sarstedt made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, Huvudstaden's Kalle Askberg threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kent Jonasson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bengt Apelquist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Håning went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 7 minutes, Henning Bennet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sundborn IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henning Bennet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Huvudstaden's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Holmgren came free, but Bengt Apelquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt Apelquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alf Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt Apelquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Holmgren in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Ted Holmgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sundborn IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 27th minute of the match Sundborn IF got a corner. Huvudstaden's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sven-Olof Stephansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alf Hansson made a great header on Sundborn IF's corner, it was just that Huvudstaden's Bengt Apelquist managed to reach the ball for a save. Huvudstaden's Bengt Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Hansson in the 29th minute of play. Bengt Apelquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ted Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 39 minutes, Ted Holmgren made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Huvudstaden's Bengt Apelquist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

The wind increased when Ted Holmgren made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Hansson in the 53rd minute of play forced Huvudstaden's goalkeeper Bengt Apelquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Jonasson in the 54th minute of play forced Sundborn IF's goalkeeper Kalle Askberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Peder Sarstedt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Huvudstaden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Ted Holmgren in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bengt Apelquist, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sundborn IF's Aqşin Aläkbärov was substituted for Jan Håning. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Huvudstaden's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sven-Olof Stephansson was slow to take the kick. During this time Sundborn IF's players had a chance to rest. Kaloyan Mitashev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Bengt Apelquist made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, Huvudstaden's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Holmgren came free, but Bengt Apelquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kalle Askberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peder Sarstedt's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Huvudstaden's Arvid Olsson was substituted for Kent Jonasson. After 72 minutes Sundborn IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Patrik Heggert who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Patrik Heggert almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sundborn IF's Kalle Askberg did a great save. When Sundborn IF's Kaloyan Mitashev in 75 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Bengt Apelquist guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Börje Ekström hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Huvudstaden's Bengt Apelquist got control of the ball when Ted Holmgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute Alf Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Apelquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Huvudstaden's Bengt Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Hansson in the 89th minute of play. Kalle Askberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peder Sarstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sundborn IF's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.