League

Nordmaling Stadion
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) In the 9th match minute, Fagersta AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mårten Skröder to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Fagersta AIK getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Torgny Beckman hit a great ball. Serafino Bernad might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karl-Oskar Sjögren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Serafino Bernad ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute, Joakim Hökqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karl-Oskar Sjögren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Olov Åström made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Åke Blomberg sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Torgny Beckman took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Olov Åström to make any attempt to save it. In the 27th minute of the match Strömnäs IF got a corner. Fagersta AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmund Zagrobelny ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Serafino Bernad advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-2 in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute Ryszard Tyskie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Oskar Sjögren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Ryszard Tyskie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Strömnäs IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 42 minutes into the match, Joakim Hökqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Oskar Sjögren. Fagersta AIK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joakim Hökqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. In the 47th match minute, Strömnäs IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Lindgren to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Strömnäs IF's goalkeeper Olov Åström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joakim Hökqvist to make the kick off. Roy Kaxe scored 2-4 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olov Åström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Fagersta AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Hökqvist came free, but Karl-Oskar Sjögren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Fagersta AIK's zone, Joakim Hökqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Oskar Sjögren came out of the goal and Joakim Hökqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Joakim Hökqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Strömnäs IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Joakim Hökqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Oskar Sjögren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Fagersta AIK's Nicklas Odeen got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Fagersta AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Oskar Sjögren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joakim Hökqvist. 68 minutes into the match, Fagersta AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Oskar Sjögren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joakim Hökqvist. After some careless play in the Strömnäs IF defense, Roy Kaxe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olov Åström. The Strömnäs IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olov Åström should have stopped the shot. Mårten Skröder's late challenge caught a Strömnäs IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mårten Skröder helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, Fagersta AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mårten Skröder to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Joakim Hökqvist kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Karl-Oskar Sjögren. That made the score 3-5 in the 78 minute of play. If Serafino Bernad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the game, Joakim Hökqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-6. Karl-Oskar Sjögren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Strömnäs IF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Strömnäs IF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.