League

THE Doom
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fred Trulsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Trulsson in the 3rd minute of play forced Kobe United's goalkeeper Jerry Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Forza Bajen defense, Bo-Erik Mellin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Lindström. The Forza Bajen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Lindström should have stopped the shot. When Mats Hallgren fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Forza Bajen's protests and gave Mats Hallgren a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Forza Bajen getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Mats Hallgren hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Kobe United's Thomas Bergström tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Thomas Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Göransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. When Mats Hallgren was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 11 minutes had been played. 13 minutes into the game, Fred Trulsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Forza Bajen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kobe United the free kick. A collision led to Forza Bajen getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fred Trulsson hit a great ball. Thomas Bergström was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 14th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thomas Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Andersson in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Calle Ödman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Göransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 33rd minute, Per-Erik Hansson 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. Per-Erik Hansson struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Jerry Abrahamsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forza Bajen. Per-Erik Hansson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerry Abrahamsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Thomas Lindström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Andersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 44 minutes, Per-Erik Hansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Forza Bajen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per-Erik Hansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Per-Erik Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Per-Erik Hansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivan Göransson to strike the kick off in the second half. If Bo-Erik Mellin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patric Johansson kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Thomas Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Göransson in the 70th minute of the match. Ivan Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Lindström having to interfere. Thomas Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Göransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Calle Ödman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forza Bajen's supporters rose to their feet, but Calle Ödman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerry Abrahamsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute, Aaron Bengtsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Ivan Göransson 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. Ivan Göransson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Thomas Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan-Åke Hybbert charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan-Åke Hybbert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 95 played minutes Forza Bajen got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Åke Hybbert. Kobe United's Ivan Göransson got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Kobe United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Forza Bajen.