League

Saint Victoria
Spectators: 7270 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Ableton FA's Karl-Johan Wallengren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute Svante Vidman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Jonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Horred's Joakim Askestät got control of the ball when Karl-Johan Wallengren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alf Jonsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svante Vidman in the 15th minute of play. Stig Ahlbom scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alf Jonsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the game, Patrik Göransson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Joakim Askestät was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Karl-Johan Wallengren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Joakim Askestät tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Ableton FA's Karl-Johan Wallengren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Svante Vidman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ableton FA's Karl-Åke Bergdal got a free kick in the 40th minute. Karl-Johan Wallengren was extremely unlucky when he, in the 44th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Patrik Göransson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Joakim Askestät made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Svante Vidman was the one to do the kick off. Joakim Askestät stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrik Göransson's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Karl-Johan Wallengren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joakim Askestät having to interfere. If Stig Ahlbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Horred booed when Ableton FA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Almkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joakim Askestät showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Johan Wallengren in the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Ableton FA's goalkeeper Alf Jonsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stig Ahlbom. 83 minutes into the game, one of Horred:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Simon Nilsson shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Karl-Johan Wallengren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joakim Askestät read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Patrik Göransson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Horred fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! Ableton FA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.