League

ARCO Arena
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Sverige FF's Svante Gustavsson 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 6 minutes, Henric Hedlund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Sacramento and the Sverige FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sven-Olof Dahlbom took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aaron Levander. FC Sacramento's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, FC Sacramento's goal looked a bit too open when Svante Gustavsson came free, but Aaron Levander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oskar Källbergs short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Henrik Magnusson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Oskar Källberg in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Henrik Magnusson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Svante Gustavsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the game, Jack Palmquist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Sacramento's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sverige FF the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Sacramento's Jack Palmquist got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 37 played minutes FC Sacramento got a freekick which was hit by Vincent Björklund. In the 41st minute, Svante Gustavsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sverige FF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sverige FF's Allan Möller got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aaron Levander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Möller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After a rather tough play, Sverige FF's Sven-Ove Bengtsson got a free kick in the 55th minute. Allan Möller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Aaron Levander made a huge save. With a little luck, FC Sacramento's Aaron Levander got control of the ball when Allan Möller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Allan Möller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Levander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, Sverige FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Ove Bengtsson to maneuver through the defense. Allan Möller in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aaron Levander, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aaron Levander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Gustavsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Henric Hedlund got his second yellow card in the match during the 99th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 99th minute, Henric Hedlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Sverige FF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Sacramento throughout the match.