League

Skatås Arena
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olov Björklund took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dirk-Jan Koole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Åke Törnkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Relu Jubel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 14thth minute of the game Olov Björklund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IFK Björkekärr's Noe Way was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Georg Biörnberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IFK Björkekärr's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BK Häcken the free kick. In the 15th minute, Georg Biörnberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olov Björklund in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noe Way saved IFK Björkekärr from getting behind. 18 minutes into the match, BK Häcken's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Åke Törnkvist came free, but Dirk-Jan Koole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dirk-Jan Koole made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Michael Hjortsberg sent off a good shot on target. Relu Jubels short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Dirk-Jan Koole to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Taco Héj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dirk-Jan Koole having to interfere. Dirk-Jan Koole was a little too slow when Relu Jubel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-0. 29 minutes into the match, BK Häcken's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Åke Törnkvist came free, but Dirk-Jan Koole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Olov Björklund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BK Häcken's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IFK Björkekärr the free kick. Olov Björklund hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Relu Jubels short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Dirk-Jan Koole to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Ralf Ström managed to get in a good position for a shot. BK Häcken's supporters rose to their feet, but Ralf Ström 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. A hard shot 46 in the game by Relu Jubel from a close distance when the talented Dirk-Jan Koole managed to make a qualified save. BK Häcken's players were relieved. Dirk-Jan Koole didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Relu Jubel went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Relu Jubel made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Relu Jubel in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dirk-Jan Koole saved BK Häcken from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Hjortsberg in the 55th minute of play forced BK Häcken's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan Koole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Michael Hjortsberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IFK Björkekärr fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Noe Way showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Björklund in the 58th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Olov Björklund notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of IFK Björkekärr's Noe Way. Noe Way was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Michael Hjortsberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Relu Jubel in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dirk-Jan Koole saved BK Häcken from getting behind. Olov Björklund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Noe Way made a huge save. After a rather tough play, BK Häcken's Omar Azibar got a free kick in the 68th minute. After 71 played minutes IFK Björkekärr got a freekick which was hit by Jörgen Gunnarsson. BK Häcken's Dirk-Jan Koole played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Åke Törnkvist in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Relu Jubel in the 77th minute of play forced BK Häcken's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan Koole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, IFK Björkekärr's Noe Way got control of the ball when Ralf Ström tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, BK Häcken's Ralf Ström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noe Way made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. The throw-in from Georg Biörnberg in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by BK Häcken's Feliks Byczewski. Noe Way made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Ralf Ström sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute of the match BK Häcken got a corner. IFK Björkekärr's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Feliks Byczewski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 90 minutes, Östen Vestlund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BK Häcken and the IFK Björkekärr players grew even worse after the yellow card. 92 minutes into the match, BK Häcken's goal looked a bit too open when Relu Jubel came free, but Dirk-Jan Koole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Relu Jubel in the 94th minute of play forced BK Häcken's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan Koole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute of the match Taco Héj shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dirk-Jan Koole showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. IFK Björkekärr walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.