Friendly League

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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaj Hård started the match with the kick off. spikarna's Lars Norberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vidar Lang in the 11th minute of play. Emanuel Ståhlberg hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atakan Pepe in the 23rd minute of play forced SJÖARED's goalkeeper Adrian Springfält to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Vidar Lang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Norberg was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. A collision led to spikarna getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sven Nordkvist hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, SJÖARED's goalkeeper Adrian Springfält had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atakan Pepe. The audience was convinced that Vidar Lang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Norberg was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Adrian Springfält made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaj Hård in the 39th minute. After 40 minutes SJÖARED's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Atakan Pepe who took care of the corner kick. The corner led spikarna's Atakan Pepe to fire away a dangerous shot which Adrian Springfält despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 44th minute Vidar Lang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Norberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vidar Lang to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Vidar Lang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lars Norberg. spikarna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vidar Lang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Gunnar Hellström hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The supporters of spikarna booed when SJÖARED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gunnar Hellström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atakan Pepe took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adrian Springfält. SJÖARED's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, SJÖARED's goal looked a bit too open when Niklas Söderberg came free, but Adrian Springfält reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. spikarna's Kaj Hård got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When SJÖARED's Helge Gustafsson in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye spikarna's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Urban Rudberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Norberg was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 78th minute, Kaj Hård got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sven Nordkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Helge Gustafsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of spikarna booed when SJÖARED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theo Stovall didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SJÖARED's zone, Kaj Hård stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Springfält came out of the goal and Kaj Hård tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. spikarna's Lars Norberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helge Gustafsson in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Niklas Söderberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, spikarna's Niklas Söderberg got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Lars Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urban Rudberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars Norberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urban Rudberg in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SJÖARED walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.