Ödåkra
Spectators: 7074 (Terracing: 5414,
Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erling Almstedt made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Krister Hedlund during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eddie Lindberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. George Backlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Almstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When Robin Lundqvist fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ödåkra's protests and gave Robin Lundqvist a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ödåkra's Robin Lundqvist got a free kick in the 12th minute. Ödåkra's George Backlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erling Almstedt in the 15th minute of play. Emil Hellström charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emil Hellström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ödåkra getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Emil Hellström hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ödåkra's Ulf Ekelund got a free kick in the 19th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Ödåkra's Karl-Åke Pihlberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sigvard Nyberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erling Almstedt in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg George Backlund saved Ödåkra from getting behind. Karl-Åke Pihlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Eddie Lindberg made a precise shot to the right of George Backlund. Ödåkra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Eddie Lindberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Backlund having to make a save. George Backlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddie Lindberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Erling Almstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Erling Almstedt made a precise shot to the right of George Backlund. Ödåkra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 46th minute, Erling Almstedt made a precise shot to the right of George Backlund. Ödåkra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ulf Ekelund made a kick off. Eddie Lindberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but George Backlund made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, Ödåkra's goal looked a bit too open when Erling Almstedt came free, but George Backlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sigvard Nyberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Åke Pihlberg in the 58th minute of play. Erling Almstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Backlund having to interfere. George Backlund was a little too slow when Eddie Lindberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-4. Ödåkra's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Erling Almstedt scored to the left of an out of position George Backlund, making the score, 0-5. Isac Hammarberg's late challenge caught a Ödåkra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isac Hammarberg helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Ödåkra's George Backlund got control of the ball when Eddie Lindberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. George Backlund was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eddie Lindberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 80 minute of play. In the 85th minute Karl-Åke Pihlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigvard Nyberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Hellström hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. If Eddie Lindberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Backlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erling Almstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Erling Almstedt took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for George Backlund to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over Vänge FF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ödåkra throughout the match.
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