League

Urshult Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karl-Åke Petersson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aaron Grubbs short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Isak Botvidsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Isak Botvidsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Grubb in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute Urshult were awarded a corner. Rune Hjortberg went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Rune Hjortberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Pigs's Isak Botvidsson did a great save. Isak Botvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tor Walmarsson in the 11th minute of the match. Karl-Åke Petersson charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Åke Petersson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes The Pigs got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Petersson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tor Walmarsson in the 22nd minute of play forced The Pigs's goalkeeper Isak Botvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jim Brogren during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Urshult was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Brogren to maneuver through the defense. Isak Botvidsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tor Walmarsson's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. After 30 played minutes The Pigs got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Petersson. Isak Botvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor Walmarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Pigs's Isak Botvidsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save The Pigs from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, The Pigs's Isak Botvidsson got control of the ball when Aaron Grubb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tor Walmarsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isak Botvidsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Tor Walmarsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Grubb got free with Isak Botvidsson in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute, Aaron Grubb fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tor Walmarsson made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, The Pigs's goal looked a bit too open when Tor Walmarsson came free, but Isak Botvidsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isak Botvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tor Walmarsson in the 56th minute of the match. Isak Botvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Grubb in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aaron Grubb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isak Botvidsson was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aaron Grubb in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isak Botvidsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Grubb in the 66th minute of play forced The Pigs's goalkeeper Isak Botvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isak Botvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tor Walmarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. If Aaron Grubb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isak Botvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Grubb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Urshult's Aaron Grubb got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, Aaron Grubb had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isak Botvidsson. The Pigs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aaron Grubb was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The audience was convinced that Tor Walmarsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isak Botvidsson was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Tor Walmarsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Isak Botvidsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Pigs's goalkeeper Isak Botvidsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aaron Grubb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isak Botvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Grubb in the 91st minute of play. Urshult were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of The Pigs for a fine match.