League

TURHAN ARENA
Spectators: 7380 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) FC ARDA's Manole Coraș started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Väderstad FK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Elof Persson hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Edvin Holmgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Larsson was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Jason Nys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olle Mellberg having to interfere. In the 18th minute Manole Coraș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olle Mellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute FC ARDA were awarded a corner. Vilhelm Ekerot went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC ARDA's corner Karl-Michael Gallin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Olle Mellberg quite easily take care of the ball. Jan Larsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvin Holmgren in the 23rd minute of the match. FC ARDA's Jan Larsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvin Holmgren in the 33rd minute of play. Einar Westerberg charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Einar Westerberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Väderstad FK's Einar Westerberg got a free kick in the 34th minute. Manole Coraș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Olle Mellberg made a huge save. Edvin Holmgren might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Larsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edvin Holmgren ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manole Coraș in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olle Mellberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 42 played minutes FC ARDA got a freekick which was hit by Vilhelm Ekerot. When Jason Nys fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ARDA's protests and gave Jason Nys a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th minute, Jason Nys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46thth minute of the game Edvin Holmgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC ARDA's Jan Larsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manole Corașs short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Olle Mellberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.

Väderstad FK's Olle Mellberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Gallin in the 51st minute of play. Olle Mellberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Coraș in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Gallin in the 60th minute of play forced Väderstad FK's goalkeeper Olle Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Coraș in the 65th minute of play forced Väderstad FK's goalkeeper Olle Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amirul Singh kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of Väderstad FK booed when FC ARDA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joacim Lindkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edvin Holmgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of FC ARDA booed when Väderstad FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Östen Forsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manole Coraș took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olle Mellberg. Olle Mellberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Olle Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Coraș, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Olle Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Coraș, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Väderstad FK's zone, Manole Coraș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olle Mellberg came out of the goal and Manole Coraș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Jason Nys's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olle Mellberg was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Väderstad FK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC ARDA.