League

Osby
Spectators: 7277 (Terracing: 5460, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vilgot Vassenius took the kick off in the first half of the match. Erland Willig's late challenge caught a Gregers Mannar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erland Willig helped the player get up and apologised. 5 minutes into the match, Gregers Mannar's Torgny Lång broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Kent Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens-Erik Törnqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilgot Vassenius in the 13th minute of play forced Gregers Mannar's goalkeeper Anthon Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osby's Kent Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Bergstedt in the 15th minute of play. If Torbjörn Bergstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Bergstedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kent Smitt was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. If Vilgot Vassenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vilgot Vassenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erland Willig was shown his second yellow card after 28 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Gregers Mannar booed when Osby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erland Willig didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Torbjörn Bergstedt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gregers Mannar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Torbjörn Bergstedt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 40th minute, Sven-Ove Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Jens-Erik Törnqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Torbjörn Bergstedt to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Osby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Törnqvist to maneuver through the defense. Torgny Lång's late challenge caught a Osby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Torgny Lång helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Ove Isaksson in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anthon Svanér saved Gregers Mannar from getting behind. In the 60th minute, Eddie Törnqvist 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. 67 minutes into the game, Osby's Sven-Ove Isaksson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anthon Svanér made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 72nd minute of the match Jens-Åke Wållander sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anthon Svanér skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Sven-Ove Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven-Ove Isaksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Gregers Mannar's Pelle Eliasson got a free kick in the 74th minute. Jens-Erik Törnqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 82 minutes, Jens-Erik Törnqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gregers Mannar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Erik Törnqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Osby's Sven-Ove Isaksson in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gregers Mannar's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the match, Gregers Mannar's Jens-Erik Törnqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kent Smitt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anthon Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Ove Isaksson in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gregers Mannar players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Osby.