League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7862 (Terracing: 5898, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manole Coraș got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xesus Coya in the 6th minute of play forced FC ARDA's goalkeeper Jan Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjell Löv hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Arsenal FC's Xesus Coya in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC ARDA's goalie prevented a goal. FC ARDA made a substitution. Nils Sellberg replaced Manole Coraș. Kjell Löv missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 15 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Stig-Arne Boström right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xesus Coya in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Larsson saved FC ARDA from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Kjell Löv hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xesus Coya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Larsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's Xesus Coya sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan Larsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC ARDA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Einar Åström was slow to take the kick. During this time Arsenal FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 38thth minute of the game Xesus Coya 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. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Krister Västberg advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-0 in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Nils Sellberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stig-Arne Boström. Arsenal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils Sellberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 47th minute of the match, Prudentio Turiela sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Jan Larsson showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Xesus Coya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan Larsson having to make a save. Nils Sellberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Stig-Arne Boström made a huge save. If Xesus Coya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xesus Coya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xesus Coya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jan Larsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xesus Coya, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. When Sixten Liljeström came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sixten Liljeström couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Xesus Coya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Xesus Coya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Larsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xesus Coya in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan Larsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Sixten Liljeström came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sixten Liljeström couldn't finish the play. FC ARDA made a substitution. Karl-Erik Berggren replaced Vilhelm Ekerot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xesus Coya in the 85th minute of play forced FC ARDA's goalkeeper Jan Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Larsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xesus Coya in the 93rd minute of play. Xesus Coya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan Larsson having to make a save. Jan Larsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xesus Coya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Arsenal FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.