Arkelstorp
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Freddie Ålberg got the match started through his kick off. After 9 played minutes, Arkelstorp's Hans Lindsten shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bernt Deckbergh came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arkelstorp reached it. Lars-Erik Vallmark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernt Deckbergh having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Virsbo's zone, Freddie Ålberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernt Deckbergh came out of the goal and Freddie Ålberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the match, Patric Lilja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Helge Isaksson. Arkelstorp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patric Lilja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 28th minute Östen Hellström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helge Isaksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertil Kruuse kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Patric Lilja was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Virsbo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arkelstorp the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lars-Erik Vallmark got free with Bernt Deckbergh in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Freddie Ålberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Bernt Deckbergh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Patric Lilja 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Östen Hellström to strike the kick off in the second half. Patric Lilja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Helge Isaksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patric Lilja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Helge Isaksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Lars-Erik Vallmark managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arkelstorp's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars-Erik Vallmark was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernt Deckbergh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the game, Freddie Ålberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bernt Deckbergh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bertil Bergström's late challenge caught a Arkelstorp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bertil Bergström helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Arkelstorp booed when Virsbo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertil Bergström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Virsbo's Östen Hellström got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Virsbo's Östen Hellström got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Arkelstorp's zone, Patric Lilja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helge Isaksson came out of the goal and Patric Lilja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Östen Hellström in the 73rd minute of play forced Arkelstorp's goalkeeper Helge Isaksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars-Erik Vallmark struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Bernt Deckbergh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arkelstorp. Bernt Deckbergh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddie Ålberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddie Ålberg in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernt Deckbergh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Virsbo booed when Arkelstorp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Bohlin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, Virsbo's Inge Mellin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Helge Isaksson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Virsbo reached it. Bernt Deckbergh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Freddie Ålberg went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patric Lilja got free with Helge Isaksson in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 96 minutes, Edwin Alströmer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arkelstorp and the Virsbo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arkelstorp were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Virsbo for a fine match.
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