League

Horda -vallen
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) Markus Åström made the kick off and thus started the match. Timmy Kvicks short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Tor Lövgren to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Timmy Kvick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michel Lilja's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tor Lövgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Kent Ahlström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Markus Åström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frans Hultin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Markus Åström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frans Hultin was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. If Jakob Stål had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jakob Stål received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Frans Hultin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Jakob Stål managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alingsås's supporters rose to their feet, but Jakob Stål was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frans Hultin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alingsås's Tor Lövgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Lilja in the 31st minute of play. Timmy Kvick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Michel Lilja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Tor Lövgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michel Lilja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tor Lövgren having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Markus Åström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frans Hultin. Horda IK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markus Åström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Frans Hultin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Åström, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute Markus Åström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frans Hultin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Timmy Kvick struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Tor Lövgren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Horda IK. In the 55th minute, Michel Lilja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Horda IK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tor Lövgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Lilja, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Lilja in the 62nd minute of play forced Alingsås's goalkeeper Tor Lövgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sten Lindqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sten Lindqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Sten Lindqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Markus Åström came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Alingsås fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Markus Åström couldn't finish the play. Tor Lövgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Kvick in the 71st minute of play. Kenneth Skark hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Kent Ahlström fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alingsås's protests and gave Kent Ahlström a yellow card for diving instead. Timmy Kvick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.