League

Sandhult Stadion
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Harry Gustavsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4thth minute of the game Stergios Soulakas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santas Little Helpers's Jakob Ekström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eric Norberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakob Ekström having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Eric Norberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jakob Ekström. Santas Little Helpers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eric Norberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jimmie Sjöberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jakob Ekström. Santas Little Helpers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Santas Little Helpers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Odén to maneuver through the defense. Jakob Ekström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eric Norberg's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Jakob Ekström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stergios Soulakas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Stergios Soulakas notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Santas Little Helpers's Jakob Ekström. Jakob Ekström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 31st minute, Stergios Soulakas made a precise shot to the right of Jakob Ekström. Santas Little Helpers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 36th minute, John Odén hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stergios Soulakas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakob Ekström having to interfere. Jakob Ekström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Nordkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eric Norberg in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jakob Ekström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Eric Norberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jakob Ekström was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Stergios Soulakas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sebastian Nordkvist came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Vallentuna 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 Sebastian Nordkvist couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Santas Little Helpers's John Odén got a free kick in the 47th minute. The Santas Little Helpers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vallentuna were winning 0-3.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vallentuna's goalkeeper Egon Flink, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Stergios Soulakas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vallentuna's supporters rose to their feet, but Stergios Soulakas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jakob Ekström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Vallentuna getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Elias Vallengren hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Stergios Soulakas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vallentuna's supporters rose to their feet, but Stergios Soulakas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jakob Ekström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sebastian Nordkvist fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vallentuna's protests and gave Sebastian Nordkvist a yellow card for diving instead. Jakob Ekström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stergios Soulakas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Nordkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jakob Ekström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Egon Flink didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Åke Nykvist went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Vallentuna's Claes Benet slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jakob Ekström. That made the score 1-4 after 77 minutes of play. Claes Benet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Einar Brun hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Stergios Soulakas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Jakob Ekström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Egon Flink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Nykvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stergios Soulakas in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jakob Ekström saved Santas Little Helpers from getting behind. In the 94th minute Sebastian Nordkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakob Ekström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egon Flink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Gustavsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eric Norberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 98thth minute tested the skills of Jakob Ekström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vallentuna played a much better game than Santas Little Helpers and deserved their victory. The Santas Little Helpers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.