Official Cup

Trädgårdsstaden
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kent Fredriksson started the match with the kick off. Eric Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Strömbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After some careless play in the spikarna defense, Arvid Åberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Enström. The spikarna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Enström should have stopped the shot. Eric Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Fredriksson in the 14th minute of play. Eric Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Erik Blomkvist in the 17th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Wennersten during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 22 minutes into the match, Björnlunda IF's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Fredriksson came free, but Eric Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Tobias Strömberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Enström was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Calle Helberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Calle Helberg really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calle Helberg in the 34th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Samuel Enström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Blomkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a little luck, spikarna's Samuel Enström got control of the ball when Arvid Åberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Björnlunda IF's Eric Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjell Trulsson in the 43rd minute of play. When spikarna's Kjell Trulsson in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Björnlunda IF's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, spikarna's Samuel Enström got control of the ball when Arvid Åberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Björnlunda IF's Eric Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjell Trulsson in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arvid Åberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Eric Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Erik Blomkvist in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Björnlunda IF's Samuel Kielstedt broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 55 minutes into the game, Jens-Erik Hård was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Björnlunda IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave spikarna the free kick. Björnlunda IF's Simon Wennersten got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Simon Wennersten off the ground. In the 57th minute, Simon Wennersten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When spikarna's Tommy Strömbom in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Björnlunda IF's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, spikarna's Eric Olofsson threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sven-Erik Blomkvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Arvid Åberg's late challenge caught a spikarna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arvid Åberg helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of spikarna booed when Björnlunda IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arvid Åberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Björnlunda IF's Eric Olofsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Björnlunda IF from getting a goal against them. Jens-Erik Hård got his second yellow card in the match during the 73rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of spikarna booed when Björnlunda IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Erik Hård didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Björnlunda IF's Calle Helberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Enström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Kent Fredriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Eric Olofsson made a huge save. Björnlunda IF's Eric Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Erik Blomkvist in the 89th minute of play. Kjell Trulsson struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Eric Olofsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for spikarna. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kent Fredriksson got free with Eric Olofsson in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefan Hjortsberg charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Hjortsberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stefan Hjortsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Björnlunda IF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of spikarna for a fine match.