League

Sveg
Spectators: 7296 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 145) PURE FF's Henry Hylander 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. After a defensive mix-up in Sveg's zone, Henry Hylander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gunnar Nordstedt came out of the goal and Henry Hylander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 4 minutes, Max Eliasson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PURE FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Max Eliasson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 6th minute, Henry Hylander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gunnar Nordstedt was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Sveg's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Hylander came free, but Gunnar Nordstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rickard Hedling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gunnar Nordstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Hylander in the 13th minute of play. Joakim Engström 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. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Henry Hylander sped through Sveg's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gunnar Nordstedt. Gunnar Nordstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Hylander in the 26th minute of the match. With a little luck, PURE FF's Isaac Johnsson got control of the ball when Arman Friberger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sveg's Gunnar Nordstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Hylander in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Joakim Engström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gunnar Nordstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vidar Zander charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vidar Zander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sveg getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Vidar Zander hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henry Hylander in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gunnar Nordstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henry Hylander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gunnar Nordstedt having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Henry Hylander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gunnar Nordstedt was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After having played for 43 minutes, Henry Hylander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PURE FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Hylander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Hylander in the 45th minute of play forced Sveg's goalkeeper Gunnar Nordstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Joakim Engström managed to get in a good position for a shot. PURE FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Joakim Engström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gunnar Nordstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half PURE FF were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osvald Alebäck to make the kick off. Gunnar Nordstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henry Hylander in the 54th minute. If Rickard Hedling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Henry Hylander put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Gunnar Nordstedt. 69 minutes into the match, Henry Hylander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gunnar Nordstedt. Sveg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henry Hylander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. A collision led to Sveg getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Vidar Zander hit a great ball. Sveg's Vidar Zander got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Vidar Zander off the ground. In the 74th minute, Vidar Zander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gunnar Nordstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Gadd, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Henry Hylander dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gunnar Nordstedt, 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Hylander in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gunnar Nordstedt saved Sveg from getting behind. If Torsten Gadd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Henry Hylander managed to get in a good position for a shot. PURE FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Henry Hylander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gunnar Nordstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Sveg's Gunnar Nordstedt got control of the ball when Henry Hylander tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Gunnar Nordstedt managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when PURE FF's Henry Hylander fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Gunnar Nordstedt managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when PURE FF's Henry Hylander fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Sveg fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. PURE FF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.