League

Gemla Stadion
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Arvin Sjö started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Gemla FK's goal looked a bit too open when Arvin Sjö came free, but Eric Bergren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arvin Sjö sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Bergren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt Ekrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Arvin Sjö came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the STOCKHOLM UNITED FK 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 Arvin Sjö couldn't finish the play. Eric Bergren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvin Sjö in the 17th minute of the match. Eric Bergren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt Ekrot in the 20th minute of play. Eric Bergren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvin Sjö in the 23rd minute of play. Bengt Ekrot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Eric Bergren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bengt Ekrot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvin Sjö in the 28th minute of play forced Gemla FK's goalkeeper Eric Bergren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gemla FK's Eric Bergren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arvin Sjö in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Ekrot in the 36th minute of play forced Gemla FK's goalkeeper Eric Bergren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Bergren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvin Sjö in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvin Sjö in the 43rd minute of play forced Gemla FK's goalkeeper Eric Bergren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Arvin Sjö shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Bergren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, STOCKHOLM UNITED FK's Arvin Sjö sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eric Bergren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Manfred Dahlberg made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Gemla FK's goalkeeper Eric Bergren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bengt Ekrot. Eric Bergren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvin Sjö in the 55th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gemla FK's zone, Bengt Ekrot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eric Bergren came out of the goal and Bengt Ekrot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 63 minutes, Arvin Sjö managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STOCKHOLM UNITED FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arvin Sjö was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when STOCKHOLM UNITED FK's Arvin Sjö fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Arvin Sjö had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 71st minute, Bengt Ekrot made a precise shot to the right of Eric Bergren. Gemla FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 77th match minute, STOCKHOLM UNITED FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens Bocklund to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Arvin Sjö shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Bergren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bengt Ekrot got free with Eric Bergren in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arvin Sjö blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eric Bergren having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Bengt Ekrot managed to get in a good position for a shot. STOCKHOLM UNITED FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Bengt Ekrot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Bergren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arvin Sjö sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Arvin Sjö got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Manfred Dahlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. STOCKHOLM UNITED FK played a much better game than Gemla FK and deserved their victory. The Gemla FK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.