League

Highbury
Spectators: 8414 (Terracing: 6311, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) Pawel Niedziela started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Ty Scholes 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. John Jernberg took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sonny Hedlund. Sonny Hedlund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Rafael Zaldua's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Hedlund was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. When Dirie FC's Casper Asserlind in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G A I S's goalie prevented a goal. Sonny Hedlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Zaldua in the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Dirie FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Zaldua came free, but Sonny Hedlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Staffan Eckegren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 19 minutes of play, Dirie FC's Valentin Hård made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Staffan Eckegren was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Norman Mabalane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dirie FC's Sonny Hedlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Zaldua in the 29th minute of play. Casper Asserlind in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Staffan Eckegren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of G A I S booed when Dirie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Hård didn't get a good kick on the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Dirie FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cléber Marinho came free, but Sonny Hedlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Sixten Ekström in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Dirie FC's Esbjörn Dahlqvist. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rafael Zaldua to make the kick off. John Jernberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Sonny Hedlund made a huge save. Cléber Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cléber Marinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Sonny Hedlund made a huge save. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casper Asserlind in the 64th minute of the match. Staffan Eckegren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casper Asserlind, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Asserlind scored 2-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Staffan Eckegren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. G A I S's Arne Stensson was substituted for Herman Biörkman. After some careless play in the G A I S defense, Pawel Niedziela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Staffan Eckegren. The G A I S fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Staffan Eckegren should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Dirie FC's Casper Asserlind got a free kick in the 92nd minute.