League

Åsarp Stadion
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Linus Lundkvist got the match started through his kick off. Gustav Asklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Finsberg in the 6th minute of play. In the 10th minute Nils Finsberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustav Asklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Stavsjö IF's zone, Sven-Erik Tunström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustav Asklund came out of the goal and Sven-Erik Tunström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sven-Erik Tunström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nils Finsberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustav Asklund having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nils Finsberg in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gustav Asklund saved Stavsjö IF from getting behind. Stavsjö IF's Gustav Asklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Finsberg in the 19th minute of play. After 25 minutes, Staffan Wallander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BK Linköping and the Stavsjö IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Staffan Wallander hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. If Linus Lundkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustav Asklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Erik Tunström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tommy Sävström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the match, Nils Finsberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustav Asklund. Stavsjö IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils Finsberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The supporters of BK Linköping booed when Stavsjö IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Linus Lundkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustav Asklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Finsberg in the 58th minute of the match. Gustav Asklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Olofsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Gustav Asklund was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nils Finsberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 62 minute of play. In the 69th minute, Sven-Erik Tunström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, BK Linköping's Nils Finsberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustav Asklund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Stavsjö IF's goalkeeper Gustav Asklund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 75 played minutes BK Linköping got a freekick which was hit by Östen Pihlberg. Sven-Erik Tunström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Gustav Asklund made a huge save. Nils Finsberg succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. 85 minutes into the match, Stavsjö IF's goalkeeper Gustav Asklund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Erik Tunström. Gustav Asklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Finsberg in the 87th minute of play. Sven-Erik Tunström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. BK Linköping played a much better game than Stavsjö IF and deserved their victory. The Stavsjö IF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.