League

Åstol -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Evert Westerstrand took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Viklund in the 5th minute of play forced Åstol IK's goalkeeper Simon Wickander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Stig-Åke Kjellqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Wickander was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. If Edgar Strandberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, August Viklund 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. If Georg Strömberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 29 minutes, Stig-Åke Kjellqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Väring FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig-Åke Kjellqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Åke Kjellqvist in the 34th minute of play forced Åstol IK's goalkeeper Simon Wickander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Wickander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georg Strömberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 45 minutes of play, Väring FF's Georg Strömberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Wickander was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stig-Åke Kjellqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Åstol IK's goalkeeper Simon Wickander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Georg Strömberg. Georg Strömberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Wickander having to interfere. Evert Westerstrand's late challenge caught a Väring FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evert Westerstrand helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Väring FF booed when Åstol IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evert Westerstrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Väring FF's Dick Harman got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th match minute, Väring FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by August Viklund to maneuver through the defense. Georg Strömberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Wickander having to interfere. In the 77th minute Edgar Strandberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bo Beckeman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Strandberg in the 79th minute of play forced Väring FF's goalkeeper Bo Beckeman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Edgar Strandberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bo Beckeman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 85 minutes into the game, Väring FF's Georg Strömberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simon Wickander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Simon Wickander successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 92 minutes into the match, Åstol IK's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Åke Kjellqvist came free, but Simon Wickander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Georg Strömberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.