League

Gislaved
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Kilberg in the 5th minute of play forced Gislaved RK's goalkeeper Linus Persson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joachim Mellberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Linus Persson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Kilberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Michel Kilman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Valentin Brenner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joachim Mellberg got in the 26th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Valentin Brenner handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Joachim Mellberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michel Kilman got free with Valentin Brenner in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Filip Grep's late challenge caught a Torhamn IK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filip Grep helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Gislaved RK's Filip Grep got a free kick in the 39th minute. It was beautiful to see Torhamn IK's Mathias Hagberg in action when he in the 46th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! 48 minutes into the match, Torhamn IK's goal looked a bit too open when Joachim Mellberg came free, but Valentin Brenner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

After having played for 52 minutes, Joachim Mellberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gislaved RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joachim Mellberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michel Kilman in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Brenner saved Torhamn IK from getting behind. 61 minutes into the match, Axel Lundin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Linus Persson. Gislaved RK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Lundin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of Gislaved RK booed when Torhamn IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Bröms didn't get a good kick on the ball. Torhamn IK's Valentin Brenner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joachim Mellberg in the 65th minute of play. Joachim Mellberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Brenner having to interfere. Valentin Brenner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Kilman in the 68th minute of the match. Gislaved RK's Knut Forsman suffered a sprained foot after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jon Vase charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jon Vase the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Torhamn IK getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jon Vase hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Gislaved RK's Emanuel Rosendal broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 76 minutes into the game, Allan Kvick was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gislaved RK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torhamn IK the free kick. Allan Kvick hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Valentin Brenner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Kilman, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Torhamn IK's Valentin Brenner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Kilman in the 86th minute of play. Allan Kvick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Valentin Brenner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 played minutes Gislaved RK got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Axel Biörnberg. When the final whistle went the supporters of Torhamn IK were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Gislaved RK side.