League

Kikens Kulle
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Stig Nyman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uno Blom having to make a save. The Ljungdalen fans' excitement grew in the 2nd match minute when Ljungdalen's Alf Pettersson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patrik Löfgren during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Ljungdalen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrik Löfgren to maneuver through the defense. Sven Pihlwall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christer Sandström in the 12th minute. Uno Blom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. When Rickard Skark fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BK Kiken's protests and gave Rickard Skark a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ljungdalen booed when BK Kiken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickard Skark didn't get a good kick on the ball. BK Kiken's Uno Blom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Pettersson in the 17th minute of play. Sven Pihlwall was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Christer Sandström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christer Sandström really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Sven Pihlwall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christer Sandström in the 36th minute. Uno Blom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joakim Alegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Joakim Alegren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uno Blom. BK Kiken's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joakim Alegren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 40thth minute of the game Joakim Alegren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BK Kiken's Uno Blom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute, Nicklas Sandberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ljungdalen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. If Joakim Alegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Joakim Alegren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 2-4 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 Alf Pettersson to strike the kick off in the second half. Uno Blom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig Nyman in the 57th minute of play. Ulrik Hellström might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven Pihlwall. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulrik Hellström ran back to his position shaking his head. Sven Pihlwall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zebastian Alebeck in the 65th minute of the match. Uno Blom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alf Pettersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Evert Ek scored 3-4 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sven Pihlwall, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Ljungdalen's goal looked a bit too open when Evert Ek came free, but Sven Pihlwall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes, Åke Ödman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BK Kiken and the Ljungdalen players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christer Sandström hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Uno Blom successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ljungdalen walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.