League

Dannike
Spectators: 7146 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 50) Dannike's Mattias Esbjörnsson 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. After 3 minutes of play, VFB Stuttgart's Jörn Sjöberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peder Eriksson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peder Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixten Hylander, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Sixten Hylander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peder Eriksson having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jörn Sjöberg in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peder Eriksson saved Dannike from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Jörn Sjöberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peder Eriksson was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 16th minute of the match Robert Asklöv sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Peder Eriksson skillfully saved the ball. Sixten Hylander might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peder Eriksson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sixten Hylander ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute, Mattias Esbjörnsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Harry Bock. The goal made the score 1-1. Jörn Sjöberg charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jörn Sjöberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dannike's Peder Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörn Sjöberg in the 32nd minute of play. Sixten Hylander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jörn Sjöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 played minutes Dannike got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Esbjörnsson. Peder Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixten Hylander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dannike's Peder Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörn Sjöberg in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to VFB Stuttgart getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Johnny Dahlberg hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Jörn Sjöberg made a precise shot to the right of Peder Eriksson. Dannike's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jörn Sjöberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Peder Eriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörn Sjöberg in the 54th minute of play. Mattias Esbjörnsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Harry Bock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peder Eriksson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sixten Hylander in the 59th minute. Peder Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Sjöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Peder Eriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörn Sjöberg in the 64th minute of play. After having played for 68 minutes, Arvin Kilman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dannike's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arvin Kilman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Dannike getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mattias Esbjörnsson hit a great ball. Sixten Hylander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peder Eriksson having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Jörn Sjöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peder Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Dannike's goalkeeper Peder Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johnny Dahlberg. 87 minutes into the game, Herbert Tillman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dannike's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VFB Stuttgart the free kick. Herbert Tillman hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Jörn Sjöberg 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. Sixten Hylander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Peder Eriksson made a huge save. VFB Stuttgart's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.