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Match Report
Norrahammar
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484,
Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Yetkiner Kotuz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Yetkiner Kotuz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Eugenio De Sanctis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yetkiner Kotuz struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Eugenio De Sanctis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Norrahammar. 9 minutes into the match, Öfvre IF's goalkeeper Eugenio De Sanctis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yetkiner Kotuz. Eugenio De Sanctis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Melberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Norrahammar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Per-Oskar Åström in the 12th minute. Oscar Melberg was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Oscar Melberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norrahammar's supporters rose to their feet, but Oscar Melberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugenio De Sanctis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Öfvre IF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! In the 33rd minute, Leonard Palmkvist sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Norrahammar's Laércio Fonseca didn't even have to move. Laércio Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Forssell in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Norrahammar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melker Klint to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Tomas Lundblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute of the match Leonard Palmkvist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laércio Fonseca showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Melker Klint in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Öfvre IF's Jimmy Gallin. After 41 played minutes Norrahammar got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Melberg. Jonas Forssell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Fonseca having to interfere.
After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Jonas Forssell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Öfvre IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Forssell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laércio Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yetkiner Kotuz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Eugenio De Sanctis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugenio De Sanctis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Melberg in the 59th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes Öfvre IF got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Forssell. If Oscar Melberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yetkiner Kotuz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Eugenio De Sanctis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute Oscar Melberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio De Sanctis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Öfvre IF's goal looked a bit too open when Yetkiner Kotuz came free, but Eugenio De Sanctis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laércio Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Forssell in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Norrahammar's Oscar Melberg got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Oscar Melberg struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Eugenio De Sanctis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Norrahammar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennart Gunnarsson during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yetkiner Kotuz in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugenio De Sanctis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 85th minute, Yetkiner Kotuz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norrahammar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Eugenio De Sanctis came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Norrahammar's Yetkiner Kotuz. But to his dismay, Yetkiner Kotuz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. During the 93rd minute of the match Lennart Gunnarsson completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lennart Gunnarsson a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Norrahammar's Lennart Gunnarsson got a free kick in the 94th minute. Norrahammar's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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