League

Huskvarna
Spectators: 5502 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rudolf Strömberg got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Ljungberg in the 4th minute of play forced Tibro's goalkeeper Hjalmar Brander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hjalmar Brander made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Maximilian Ljungberg sent off a good shot on target. Bengt Enström kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Hjalmar Brander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximilian Ljungberg in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Jesper Finnman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the game, Dan Nyman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Peter Beckström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tibro's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Maximilian Ljungberg scored to the left of an out of position Hjalmar Brander, making the score, 2-1. Jesper Finnman took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hjalmar Brander. Hjalmar Brander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, Tibro's Rudolf Strömberg got a free kick in the 31st minute. A collision led to Huskvarna getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Johnny Kilstedt hit a great ball. Hjalmar Brander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesper Finnman in the 45th minute. Jan Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Hjalmar Brander made a huge save. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximilian Ljungberg to make the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tibro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! Huskvarna's Carl Hägert got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hjalmar Brander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximilian Ljungberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hjalmar Brander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Jansson in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Strömberg in the 65th minute of play forced Huskvarna's goalkeeper Peter Beckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Robin Vassenius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tibro's Hjalmar Brander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilian Ljungberg in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute Maximilian Ljungberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hjalmar Brander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tibro's Hjalmar Brander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesper Finnman in the 77th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Tibro's goal looked a bit too open when Maximilian Ljungberg came free, but Hjalmar Brander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, Huskvarna's Maximilian Ljungberg made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hjalmar Brander was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Tibro's zone, Maximilian Ljungberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hjalmar Brander came out of the goal and Maximilian Ljungberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tibro's Hjalmar Brander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilian Ljungberg in the 88th minute of play. After 93 played minutes Huskvarna got a freekick which was hit by Johnny Kilstedt. After a rather tough play, Tibro's Dan Nyman got a free kick in the 97th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Huskvarna fully deserved thier win.