League

Såtthagen Road
Spectators: 7187 (Terracing: 5392, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andreas Bergfeldt kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mårten Blomquist in the 4th minute of play forced Förålarne Rovers FC's goalkeeper Max Nilsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Förålarne Rovers FC's Jan-Erik Fribäck ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jan-Åke Ekman. Jan-Åke Ekman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Vansbro's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Ekman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Sefastsson. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henning Mårtensson during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Jan-Erik Fribäck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan-Åke Ekman was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Vansbro's Andreas Bergfeldt got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andreas Bergfeldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andreas Bergfeldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Max Nilsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andreas Bergfeldt ran back to his position shaking his head. If Andreas Bergfeldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Andreas Bergfeldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Max Nilsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Bergfeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Calle Lindberg charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Calle Lindberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Vansbro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Calle Lindberg to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Sefastssons short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Jan-Åke Ekman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jan-Erik Fribäck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Vansbro's Martin Simonsson got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Vansbro booed when Förålarne Rovers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Sefastsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Vansbro's Mårten Blomquist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Max Nilsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Erik Fribäck in the 63rd minute of play forced Vansbro's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Ekman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Simonsson hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Förålarne Rovers FC's Karl-Johan Ferm tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Daniel Sefastsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan-Åke Ekman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Mårten Blomquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Nilsson having to interfere. Andreas Bergfeldt struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Max Nilsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vansbro. Andreas Bergfeldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mårten Blomquist got free with Max Nilsson in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Förålarne Rovers FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.