League

Hammarstrand
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marko Wikander started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 8 minutes, Edgar Västberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karlshov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Västberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gösta Håkansson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgar Västberg went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sebastian Hedkvist made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Marko Wikander sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th match minute, Hammarstrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kent Malmberg to maneuver through the defense. Karlshov's Edgar Västberg got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Birger Sellberg fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Karlshov's protests and gave Birger Sellberg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hammarstrand booed when Karlshov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Sellberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Hedkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Knut Säv in the 29th minute of the match. Edgar Västberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gösta Håkansson. Hammarstrand's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Hammarstrand's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Västberg came free, but Gösta Håkansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Knut Säv was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hammarstrand's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Karlshov the free kick. Knut Säv hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgar Västberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gösta Håkansson made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Edgar Västberg sent off a good shot on target. Marko Wikander took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Hedkvist. Sebastian Hedkvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Filiph Granberg struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Sebastian Hedkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hammarstrand. Sebastian Hedkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Wikander in the 70th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Hammarstrand's goalkeeper Gösta Håkansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Västberg. With his leg Gösta Håkansson managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Karlshov's Edgar Västberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Marko Wikander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Hedkvist was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. The Hammarstrand supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Karlshov's performance. The match ended with a win for Karlshov.