League

Ulrika -vallen
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 4) Sveg's Sakarias Holmberg 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. After having played for 6 minutes, Håkan Hjortberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ulrika BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Håkan Hjortberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Ulrika BK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Joar Wenerdahl hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Sakarias Holmberg 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. Holger Törnkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakarias Holmberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hans Sundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Ulrika BK's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Västerstrand came free, but Holger Törnkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Håkan Hjortberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 28 minutes of play, Ulrika BK's Felix Unesson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabian Vase was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Håkan Hjortberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabian Vase. The goal made the score 2-0. Fabian Vase made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Felix Unesson sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakarias Holmberg in the 38th minute of play forced Ulrika BK's goalkeeper Holger Törnkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ulrika BK's zone, Hans Sundström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Holger Törnkvist came out of the goal and Hans Sundström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Håkan Hjortberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sakarias Holmberg was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 54th minute. Sveg's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Felix Unesson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ulrika BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Unesson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Vase breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sveg's Sakarias Holmberg got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Sveg's Sakarias Holmberg in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ulrika BK's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Ulrika BK's zone, Hans Sundström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Holger Törnkvist came out of the goal and Hans Sundström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sakarias Holmberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hans Sundström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Holger Törnkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 minutes, Christopher Nordgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ulrika BK and the Sveg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christopher Nordgren kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Sveg's Fabian Vase played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Nordgren in the 84th minute of play. Felix Unesson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Håkan Hjortberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Unesson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Vase having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ulrika BK had won after a very even match.