League

Necks Arena
Spectators: 7160 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mikael Lundgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Rednecks's Carl Alebeck sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michael Frisk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sverker Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolf Hedlund in the 6th minute of the match. After 8 minutes of play, Storlien BF's Stig Stenberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sverker Lind was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th match minute, Rednecks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennart Aspengren to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Marc Gustavsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Frisk. Storlien BF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marc Gustavsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A collision led to Storlien BF getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Samuel Björklund hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Rednecks's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Stenberg came free, but Sverker Lind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Skog in the 24th minute of play forced Rednecks's goalkeeper Sverker Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Christoffer Ström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Stig Stenberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Storlien BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Rolf Hedlund took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sverker Lind. Sverker Lind dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Stig Stenberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sverker Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oskar Skog in the 36th minute of the match. Sverker Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolf Hedlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Lennart Aspengren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rednecks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Storlien BF the free kick. In the 39th minute, Lennart Aspengren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolf Hedlund in the 43rd minute of play forced Rednecks's goalkeeper Sverker Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Oskar Skog left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Storlien BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stig Stenberg was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Rednecks's goalkeeper Sverker Lind had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakob Hedling. Rednecks's Lennart Aspengren got his second yellow card of the match in the 52nd minute. The referee ordered Lennart Aspengren off the ground. In the 53rd minute, Lennart Aspengren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rolf Hedlund was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 56th minute. Storlien BF's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Sverker Lind successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Rednecks booed when Storlien BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kjell-Arne Örtlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th match minute, Rednecks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaj Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. Rednecks's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Rolf Hedlund scored to the left of an out of position Sverker Lind, making the score, 1-5. Jakob Hedling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Lind having to interfere. 73 minutes into the game, Storlien BF's Oskar Skog nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sverker Lind made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 78th minute, Storlien BF's Rolf Hedlund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. Rednecks's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Samuel Björklund scored to the left of an out of position Sverker Lind, making the score, 1-8. Stig Stenberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sverker Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig Stenberg in the 90th minute of the match. Sverker Lind was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oskar Skog showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 91 minute of play. Storlien BF's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.