League

Theatre of Bananas
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Malcolm Fernkvist got the match started through his kick off. Martin Joensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Bertil Lindqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alf Back showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Rudkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Alf Back made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joacim Ålberg in the 12th minute of play. Malcolm Fernkvist scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ulf Norberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ulf Norberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stellan Kråk in the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bananboll BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. George Pilgren was slow to take the kick. During this time MANGES FAVORITER's players had a chance to rest. Martin Joensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When MANGES FAVORITER's Malcolm Fernkvist in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bananboll BK's goalie prevented a goal. Malcolm Fernkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 34th minute, Patrik Pilblad reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alf Back. The goal made the score 1-1. Simon Alebeck struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Ulf Norberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MANGES FAVORITER. Martin Joensson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ulf Norberg having to make a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joacim Ålberg to make the kick off. Alf Back showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Pilblad, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After having played for 62 minutes, Simon Alebeck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MANGES FAVORITER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simon Alebeck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Johannes Olsmann hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the game, Olof Ekman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Alf Back was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alf Back showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon Rudkvist in the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Stellan Kråk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MANGES FAVORITER's attentive Stellan Kråk managed to snatch the ball when Kim Klemensson made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, MANGES FAVORITER's Malcolm Fernkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ulf Norberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Malcolm Fernkvist struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Ulf Norberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MANGES FAVORITER. If Malcolm Fernkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MANGES FAVORITER's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.