League

Niles Arena
Spectators: 6823 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tommy Hellström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hörnefors IF's Kjell-Arne Stolpe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Hörnefors IF from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Hörnefors IF's Kjell-Arne Stolpe got control of the ball when Kim Sjöberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hörnefors IF's Kjell-Arne Stolpe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Hörnefors IF from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Hörnefors IF booed when Niles city was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Berg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mattias Hydén hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Ralf Berg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kjell-Arne Stolpe made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Wiktor Stålman sent off a good shot on target. Kjell-Arne Stolpe made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Kim Sjöberg sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute, William Ekrot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kjell-Arne Stolpe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when William Ekrot made the kick off in the second half. Mattias Hydén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kjell-Arne Stolpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Sjöberg in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Ekrot in the 61st minute of play forced Hörnefors IF's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Stolpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eskil Beckström kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Kjell-Arne Stolpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Ekrot, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Bo-Erik Bergström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hörnefors IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Bo-Erik Bergström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manfred Frisck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 72nd minute, Jon Lindqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Niles city fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Tomas Nordstedt hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Birger Grönlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ralf Berg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Birger Grönlund during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Hörnefors IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Grönlund to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Niles city had played much better football throughout.