League

Richter Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kieran Gordon made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Strömnäs BK's goal looked a bit too open when Sture Bergqvist came free, but Sonny Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Jönsson in the 8th minute of the match. Christoffer Skoglund took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrik Belkå. Henrik Belkå 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. A collision led to The Wild Bunch getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Sture Bergqvist hit a great ball. Henrik Belkå stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christoffer Skoglund's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Sonny Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kieran Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffer Skoglund came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Alvar Sellberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Kieran Gordon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Skoglund in the 36th minute of play forced The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 39 minutes into the game, when Björn Vikström put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of The Wild Bunch:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Strömnäs BK:s goal. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Strömnäs BK. Emanuel Sundberg stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Henrik Belkå. 0-2. In the 42nd minute, Sture Bergqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christoffer Skoglund to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kieran Gordon during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Strömnäs BK booed when The Wild Bunch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kieran Gordon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustav Jönsson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Henrik Belkå firmly grabbed it by the left post. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Wild Bunch's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emanuel Sundberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Strömnäs BK's players had a chance to rest. Strömnäs BK's Gustav Jönsson got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoffer Skoglund got free with Henrik Belkå in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the game, Alvar Sellberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sonny Söderström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Sellberg in the 63rd minute of play forced Strömnäs BK's goalkeeper Sonny Söderström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Gustav Jönsson came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henrik Belkå made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoffer Skoglund in the 66th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Sture Bergqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrik Belkå made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Gustav Jönsson sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Strömnäs BK's zone, Fred Nordin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sonny Söderström came out of the goal and Fred Nordin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Christoffer Skoglund fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strömnäs BK's protests and gave Christoffer Skoglund a yellow card for diving instead. Christoffer Skoglund kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Strömnäs BK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.