League

Skatås Arena
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Melker Engman kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Taco Héj 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. After 4 minutes, Relu Jubel made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Garphyttan's Jonny Söderman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute, Melker Engman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonny Söderman made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Relu Jubel sent off a good shot on target. Relu Jubel kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 15thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Garphyttan's keeper Jonny Söderman was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Relu Jubel managed to get in a good position for a shot. IFK Björkekärr's supporters rose to their feet, but Relu Jubel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonny Söderman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Garphyttan's Jonny Söderman got control of the ball when Relu Jubel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Noe Way showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melker Engman, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Relu Jubel in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonny Söderman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Relu Jubel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonny Söderman having to interfere. Bengt-Åke Törnkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonny Söderman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Relu Jubel in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonny Söderman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Melker Engman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garphyttan's supporters rose to their feet, but Melker Engman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noe Way breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Garphyttan's Sebastian Ferrer got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Jonny Söderman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Relu Jubel's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bertil Larsfelt during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Garphyttan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Relu Jubel made a kick off. Sebastian Ferrer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Noe Way tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noe Way didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. Sebastian Ferrer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Noe Way made a huge save. When Sebastian Ferrer came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Garphyttan 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 Sebastian Ferrer couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Garphyttan's goal looked a bit too open when Relu Jubel came free, but Jonny Söderman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Relu Jubel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfons Arvidsson's late challenge caught a Garphyttan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfons Arvidsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, Alfons Arvidsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonny Söderman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Relu Jubel in the 84th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Garphyttan's Melker Engman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Noe Way. That made the score 3-2 after 89 minutes of play. Melker Engman struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Noe Way didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Garphyttan. Nils-Åke Aspengren hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. IFK Björkekärr's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.