League

Almunge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Patric Hääger started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ralf Sjöström charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ralf Sjöström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Almunge getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ralf Sjöström hit a great ball. Olof Gustavsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Svante Jespersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Almunge got a freekick which was hit by Tom Billvall. Andréas Kaxe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fabian Simonsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Andréas Kaxe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute of the match Arne Forsberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabian Simonsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Andréas Kaxe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andréas Kaxe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Simonsson having to interfere. After 34 minutes, Jarl Billing mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 3 Inch Heroes and the Almunge players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Billvall in the 38th minute of play forced 3 Inch Heroes's goalkeeper Fabian Simonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andréas Kaxe in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabian Simonsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Almunge's Andréas Kaxe got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andréas Kaxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tom Billvall made a kick off. Fabian Simonsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Billvall in the 55th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sakarias Kruuse during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, 3 Inch Heroes's Sakarias Kruuse got a free kick in the 61st minute. Tom Billvall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andréas Kaxe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Simonsson having to interfere. Andréas Kaxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Svante Jespersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patric Hääger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Tom Billvall left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almunge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Fabian Simonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andréas Kaxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 83 minutes, Andréas Kaxe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almunge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andréas Kaxe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th match minute, 3 Inch Heroes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Fransson to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by 3 Inch Heroes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roger Arenius was slow to take the kick. During this time Almunge's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tom Billvall in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabian Simonsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tom Billvall struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Fabian Simonsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almunge. If Andréas Kaxe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Almunge players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.