League

SRL Dome
Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5477, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Sveriges Rikes Lag's Olov Ekström 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. Sonny Carlberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Per-Arne Bergendahl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sonny Carlberg ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 12th minute, Sonny Carlberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ame fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sonny Carlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl-Michael Molander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Per-Olof Törnkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Ame's goal looked a bit too open when Olov Ekström came free, but Per-Olof Törnkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian Ambjörnsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Per-Arne Bergendahl having to interfere. Olov Ekström 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. Olov Ekström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sonny Carlberg to make the kick off. Adrian Ambjörnsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Per-Olof Törnkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Molander in the 55th minute of play. If Sonny Carlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Björn Soned charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Björn Soned the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Björn Soned hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Adrian Ambjörnsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Per-Arne Bergendahl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sonny Carlberg in the 62nd minute of play forced Sveriges Rikes Lag's goalkeeper Per-Arne Bergendahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mats Berglund hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sveriges Rikes Lag's zone, Adrian Ambjörnsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Per-Arne Bergendahl came out of the goal and Adrian Ambjörnsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Per-Arne Bergendahl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Ambjörnsson in the 67th minute. Sveriges Rikes Lag's Karl-Michael Molander got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karl-Michael Molander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Per-Olof Törnkvist having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Ame was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Vestberg to maneuver through the defense. Sveriges Rikes Lag's Karl-Michael Molander got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olov Ekström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ame's Sonny Carlberg got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, Sonny Carlberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Per-Arne Bergendahl. Sveriges Rikes Lag's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sonny Carlberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Adrian Ambjörnsson came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Ame 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 Adrian Ambjörnsson couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ame's goalkeeper Per-Olof Törnkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Olov Ekström scored 1-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Per-Olof Törnkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.