League

ABB Arena
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 110) Västerås fotboll klubb's Henning Alefors started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, John Gustafsson 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. William Alströmmer 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. If Henning Alefors had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henning Alefors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Olov Bergström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Västerås fotboll klubb's Robin Myr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Alströmmer in the 20th minute of play. Västerås fotboll klubb's Robin Myr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Åke Hellbom in the 24th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Per-Åke Hellbom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Racka FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Västerås fotboll klubb the free kick. A collision led to Racka FF getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Per-Åke Hellbom hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Henry Larsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robin Myr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Arvidsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Racka FF got a corner. Västerås fotboll klubb's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carl Erserman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Racka FF's Olov Bergström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Racka FF from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Racka FF getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. William Alströmmer hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Per-Åke Hellbom made the kick off in the second half. Henning Alefors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Olov Bergström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John Gustafsson during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, John Gustafsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Barck's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olov Bergström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Henning Alefors notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Racka FF's Olov Bergström. Olov Bergström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 68 minutes into the match, Racka FF's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Barck came free, but Olov Bergström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Tommy Barck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olov Bergström was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Henning Alefors had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 87th minute, Henning Alefors 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. A sloppy throw-in by Christer Persson in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Racka FF's Daniel Galle. In the 91st minute, Hugo Fribäck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robin Myr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Erserman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Västerås fotboll klubb's Robin Myr got control of the ball when Per-Åke Hellbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. During the 96th minute of the match John Gustafsson completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave John Gustafsson a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Racka FF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Västerås fotboll klubb.