League

Nässjö Stadion
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Arvid Pååk made the kick off and thus started the match. Ove Ekeroth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pontus Gustavsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ove Ekeroth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magnus Walmarsson having to interfere. Magnus Walmarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ove Ekeroth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pontus Gustavsson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Magnus Walmarsson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Ove Ekeroth managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nässjö IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ove Ekeroth was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Magnus Walmarsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 20 played minutes Malå got a freekick which was hit by Ove Rang. Ove Ekeroth struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Magnus Walmarsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nässjö IFK. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Pontus Gustavsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nässjö IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Pontus Gustavsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Magnus Walmarsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fritz Asmundsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joar Snell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Pååk in the 31st minute of the match. Rickard Åhman kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Magnus Walmarsson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 34th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. With a little luck, Malå's Magnus Walmarsson got control of the ball when Sivert Mikaelsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nässjö IFK's goalkeeper Joar Snell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ove Ekeroth to make the kick off. Magnus Walmarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pontus Gustavsson in the 54th minute of play. Ove Ekeroth might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Magnus Walmarsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ove Ekeroth ran back to his position shaking his head. Magnus Walmarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ove Ekeroth, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Nässjö IFK's Ola Lindblom got a free kick in the 65th minute. Joar Snell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arvid Pååk, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. When Malå's Fritz Asmundsson in 70 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Joar Snell guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 76 minutes into the match, Pontus Gustavsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magnus Walmarsson. Malå's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pontus Gustavsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Joar Snell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Pååk in the 80th minute of the match. Joar Snell was a little too slow when Arvid Pååk got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 2-2. Malå's Arvid Pååk got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ove Ekeroth in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Magnus Walmarsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 95 minutes into the match, Ove Ekeroth had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magnus Walmarsson. Malå's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ove Ekeroth was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Malå players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nässjö IFK.