League

Öregrund Stadion
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Udinese's Thor Lindström 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. After 2 played minutes Udinese got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Lindholm. After some careless play in the Udinese defense, Filip Andreasson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Almkvist. The Udinese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Almkvist should have stopped the shot. 6 minutes into the match, Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Ciano Barba came free, but Dan Almkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hammarbys Springpojkar were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Udinese's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filip Andreasson took the corner. Dan Almkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paquito Ruiz in the 11th minute of the match. Dan Almkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paquito Ruiz's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Udinese's goalkeeper Dan Almkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Paquito Ruiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hammarbys Springpojkar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Viktor Siggesson fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hammarbys Springpojkar's protests and gave Viktor Siggesson a yellow card for diving instead. Viktor Siggesson kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Ciano Barba might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dan Almkvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciano Barba ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciano Barba in the 24th minute of play forced Udinese's goalkeeper Dan Almkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Almkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciano Barba in the 32nd minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Udinese's Nils-Åke Lundgren made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Allan Löfgren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joacim Berggren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Allan Löfgren made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Thor Lindström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan Löfgren was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. If Ciano Barba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Thor Lindström took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Allan Löfgren to make any attempt to save it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paquito Ruiz made a kick off. Allan Löfgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joacim Berggren, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Dan Almkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paquito Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paquito Ruiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Almkvist having to interfere. Dan Almkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciano Barba in the 81st minute of the match. The supporters of Hammarbys Springpojkar booed when Udinese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Lindholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Hammarbys Springpojkar's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Lindström came free, but Allan Löfgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan Löfgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Erik Ahlfors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paquito Ruiz got free with Dan Almkvist in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Hammarbys Springpojkar's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Lindström came free, but Allan Löfgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Udinese players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.