League

Catena Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Rögle BK's William Vestlund 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. Stig-Ove Dalkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stig-Ove Dalkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Örebro BK's Stig-Ove Dalkvist got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Martin Wall charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Wall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute, Martin Wall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute William Vestlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Vallengren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Martin Wall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Lövkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Joacim Brun notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Rögle BK's Anton Mellin. Anton Mellin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 30 minutes into the game, Kim Mellin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Eddie Vallengren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the game, Karl-Axel Lagerberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eddie Vallengren. Karl-Axel Lagerberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. 37 minutes into the match, Örebro BK's goalkeeper Eddie Vallengren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albin Brandt. Kim Mellin came free with the goalkeeper in the 42nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eddie Vallengren could save by the left post. Örebro BK's Eddie Vallengren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Vestlund in the 44th minute of play. With a little luck, Örebro BK's Eddie Vallengren got control of the ball when Albin Brandt tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joacim Brun to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Rögle BK's goalkeeper Anton Mellin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gösta Johansson. When Kim Mellin came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Rögle BK 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 Kim Mellin couldn't finish the play. Eddie Vallengren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Vestlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Örebro BK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rögle BK:s goal. Alfred Holmberg shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 66 minutes into the match, Joacim Brun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anton Mellin, 2-2. In the 69th minute Joacim Brun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Mellin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Roger Hellström fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rögle BK's protests and gave Roger Hellström a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rögle BK's Roger Hellström got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute of the match Axel Hagström shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anton Mellin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Örebro BK's zone, William Vestlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddie Vallengren came out of the goal and William Vestlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Örebro BK getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Stig-Ove Dalkvist hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Rögle BK's goal looked a bit too open when Joacim Brun came free, but Anton Mellin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Mellin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joacim Brun in the 82nd minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Örebro BK's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Axel Lagerberg came free, but Eddie Vallengren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Albin Brandt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eddie Vallengren. Örebro BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albin Brandt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. If William Vestlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gösta Johansson took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anton Mellin. Anton Mellin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Rögle BK were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.