League

Hammar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mattias Linquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Åke Ekman in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vilgot Apelqvist in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mark Hjortsberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kjell Höijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Linquist having to interfere. Jens-Åke Ekman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Linquist having to interfere. With a little luck, Risbäck's Mattias Linquist got control of the ball when Kjell Höijer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mattias Linquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Åke Ekman in the 28th minute of the match. Jens-Åke Ekman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kjell Höijer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Åke Ekman in the 36th minute of play forced Risbäck's goalkeeper Mattias Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Johan Brolin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Risbäck's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johan Brolin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kjell Höijer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the game, Jens-Åke Ekman lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Mattias Linquist. If Johan Brolin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Johan Brolin made the kick off in the second half. Kjell Höijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Linquist having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Tomas Sandström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 60 minutes, Jens-Åke Ekman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hammar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Åke Ekman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Risbäck defense, Jens-Åke Ekman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mattias Linquist. The Risbäck fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mattias Linquist should have stopped the shot. If Kjell Höijer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Kjell Höijer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Linquist was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. If Jens-Åke Ekman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the game, Kjell Höijer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Mattias Linquist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute, Bengt-Rune Bergren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Linquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Åke Ekman in the 83rd minute of play. Aaron Johnsson charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron Johnsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Risbäck's Aaron Johnsson got a free kick in the 84th minute. When Hammar's Jens-Åke Ekman in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Risbäck's goalie prevented a goal. Kjell Höijer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Mattias Linquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kjell Höijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Linquist having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Hammar had played much better football throughout.