League

Kingdom Lane
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Börje Lundberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Olov Brolin didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 7th minute, Jakob Hök made a precise shot to the right of Sven-Ove Söderström. Stat Kings's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Peter Lundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Börje Lundberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Olov Brolin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olov Brolin came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Stat Kings's Peter Lundström. But to his dismay, Peter Lundström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börje Lundberg in the 23rd minute of play forced Hässelby BK's goalkeeper Olov Brolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jakob Hök hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After 25 minutes of play, Stat Kings's Peter Lundström made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olov Brolin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jakob Hök sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Jakob Hök put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hässelby BK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! Börje Lundberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olov Brolin having to interfere. In the 40th minute of the match, Nils-Emil Nordstedt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Olov Brolin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Börje Lundberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olov Brolin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Peter Lundström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stat Kings's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Lundström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olov Brolin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Olov Brolin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börje Lundberg in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcus Nyberg was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Lundström in the 53rd minute of play forced Hässelby BK's goalkeeper Olov Brolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olov Brolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Abrahamsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olov Brolin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Abrahamsson in the 63rd minute of play. Olov Brolin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börje Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. If Peter Lundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olov Brolin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peter Lundström went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 83 minutes into the game, Peter Lundström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Olov Brolin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 88 minutes into the match, Hässelby BK's goal looked a bit too open when Börje Lundberg came free, but Olov Brolin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes of play, Hässelby BK's Björn Salqvist made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Ove Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Marcus Nyberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Stat Kings players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.