Friendly League

Söderstadion Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Hammarby IF got a freekick which was hit by La Fuente. Sixten Ek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Knut Engström, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 5th match minute, Hammarby IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pelle Klintæus to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 7 in the game by Rickard Backman from a close distance when the talented Jens-Ove Åkesson managed to make a qualified save. Di Röe's players were relieved. After 10 minutes, Knut Engström made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hammarby IF's Sixten Ek tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Hammarby IF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Di Röe:s goal. The referee gave Di Röe a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Thomas Sjöström, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hammarby IF's Sixten Ek. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Tan in the 17th minute of play forced Hammarby IF's goalkeeper Sixten Ek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Gerard Tan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Di Röe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hammarby IF the free kick. Sixten Ek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Knut Engström went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute, Knut Engström made a precise shot to the right of Sixten Ek. Hammarby IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Sixten Ek didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Di Röe's Knut Engström shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. Gerard Tan struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Sixten Ek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Di Röe. After having played for 43 minutes, Villiam Bokelund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Di Röe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Villiam Bokelund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karl-Johan Sundén kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl-Johan Sundén stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Hammarby IF booed when Di Röe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhu Bin Le didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Knut Engström in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sixten Ek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Rickard Backman fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hammarby IF's protests and gave Rickard Backman a yellow card for diving instead. Rickard Backman kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Hammarby IF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Knut Engström scored to the left of an out of position Sixten Ek, making the score, 0-6. Villiam Bokelund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Ek having to interfere. Knut Engström received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sixten Ek came out and tried to block the shot, but Knut Engström slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 71st minute. Hammarby IF's Sixten Ek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Hammarby IF from getting a goal against them. Jens-Ove Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Strömberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Gerard Tan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sixten Ek, 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Knut Engström in the 90th minute of play forced Hammarby IF's goalkeeper Sixten Ek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixten Ek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Sjöström in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Di Röe had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.