League

Sollerön -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Malcolm Dusett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Malcolm Dusett came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Alvesta 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 Malcolm Dusett couldn't finish the play. Karl-Ove Flink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Erik Bäckström having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Dahlquist in the 14th minute of play forced Sollerön's goalkeeper Sven-Erik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Erik Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Dahlquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Alvesta were awarded a corner. Lars Hellström went to the cornerflag to take it. Dan Dahlquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Sven-Erik Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Erik Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Dusett, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. If Dan Dahlquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ola Fransson in the 31st minute of play forced Alvesta's goalkeeper Tom Gudmundsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Erik Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Dusett, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Sven-Erik Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Dusett, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Karl-Ove Flink managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alvesta's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Ove Flink was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven-Erik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Karl-Ove Flink managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alvesta's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Ove Flink was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven-Erik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dan Dahlquist made a kick off. With an all-out effort, Alvesta's Sven-Erik Bäckström threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dan Dahlquist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Malcolm Dusett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven-Erik Bäckström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dan Dahlquist's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Alvesta's Dan Dahlquist got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tom Gudmundsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Nilsson in the 63rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Ström during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Alvesta getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Emanuel Ström hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Jens-Ola Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Gudmundsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Gudmundsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Nilsson in the 69th minute of play. Tom Gudmundsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Ola Fransson in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esbjörn Blomkvist in the 80th minute of play forced Alvesta's goalkeeper Tom Gudmundsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esbjörn Blomkvist in the 86th minute of play forced Alvesta's goalkeeper Tom Gudmundsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bo Björklund's late challenge caught a Alvesta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bo Björklund helped the player get up and apologised. Bo Björklund hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When the match was over Alvesta could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sollerön throughout the match.