League

Anne Frank Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nils-Emil Vennerkvist kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Royal Pingst booed when AEK eskilstuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Göransson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Claes Bergström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vilhelm Västerstrand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AEK eskilstuna's Vilhelm Västerstrand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save AEK eskilstuna from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Royal Pingst getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Claes Bergström hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Nicklas Stenman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nicklas Stenman's late challenge caught a Royal Pingst's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicklas Stenman helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes AEK eskilstuna got a freekick which was hit by Nicklas Stenman. Vilhelm Västerstrand didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. After a rather tough play, Royal Pingst's Claes Bergström got a free kick in the 25th minute. Edward Sandell kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When Linus Skräddare came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the AEK eskilstuna 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 Linus Skräddare couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ted Åström during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ted Åström kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Royal Pingst's Edward Sandell got a free kick in the 30th minute. Edgar Kaxe came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by AEK eskilstuna's Nicklas Stenman. But to his dismay, Nicklas Stenman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Ted Åström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute, Royal Pingst's Alexander Lindsten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. In the 40th minute, Per-Erik Bank hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Royal Pingst getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Edward Sandell hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Erik Bank in the 45th minute of play forced Royal Pingst's goalkeeper Edgar Kaxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ivan Hermansson made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Alexander Lindsten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilhelm Västerstrand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Nicklas Stenman managed to get in a good position for a shot. AEK eskilstuna's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicklas Stenman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgar Kaxe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gösta Boström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edgar Kaxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Linus Skräddare fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Kaxe having to interfere. With 69 minutes on the clock, Johan Tham commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After having played for 80 minutes, Linus Skräddare managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AEK eskilstuna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Linus Skräddare was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Alexander Lindsten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vilhelm Västerstrand. AEK eskilstuna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexander Lindsten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Hermansson in the 89th minute of play forced Royal Pingst's goalkeeper Edgar Kaxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gösta Boström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Kaxe having to interfere. Vilhelm Västerstrand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Wennerberg in the 100th minute of play. Royal Pingst were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AEK eskilstuna for a fine match.