Back to top
Match Report
Älekulla
Spectators: 6414 (Terracing: 5414,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Älekulla's Wilhelm Alström 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. Änglarna's Kristoffer Bolin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birger Holmgren in the 3rd minute of play. Ivan Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Knut Kjellman in the 15th minute of play. Ivan Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Ahlroht in the 16th minute of the match. Kristoffer Bolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilhelm Alström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Söderberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Birger Wiman went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Wilhelm Alström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristoffer Bolin having to interfere. Johannes Sandström's late challenge caught a Änglarna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johannes Sandström helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd minute, Johannes Sandström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Ahlroht in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Älekulla's Karl Olsmann got a free kick in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the game, Lennart Ahlroht was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Änglarna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Älekulla the free kick. Lennart Ahlroht hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lennart Ahlroht made a kick off. The supporters of Änglarna booed when Älekulla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikael Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Söderberg was a little too slow when Birger Wiman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 0-2. Ivan Söderberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Ahlroht in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Birger Wiman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Änglarna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Älekulla the free kick. In the 70th minute, Birger Wiman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Wilhelm Alström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Älekulla's Jens-Ove Hansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kristoffer Bolin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Mikael Mårtensson came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Älekulla 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 Mikael Mårtensson couldn't finish the play. The Änglarna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Änglarna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
Change language
