Friendly League

Valla Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Forssberg got the match started through his kick off. Henrik Tingberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oskar Wallmark in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Valla Fc's Valentin Rosendal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 15th minute, Morgan Ek had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. IKS Norrköping made a substitution. Leif Olofsson replaced Morgan Ek. In the 16th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Rosendal to maneuver through the defense. Henrik Tingberg was a little too slow when Valentin Rosendal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 24th minute IKS Norrköping were awarded a corner. Torsten Holmgren went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Karl Utter got a free kick in the 25th minute. Henrik Tingberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oskar Wallmark in the 29th minute. Marcus Forssberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the game, Fredric Bergström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valla Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IKS Norrköping the free kick. Fredric Bergström hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the game, Hampus Vallin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ulf Jakobsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oskar Wallmark kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Marcus Forssberg came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the IKS Norrköping 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 Marcus Forssberg couldn't finish the play. Eddie Forsell kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in IKS Norrköping's zone, Per-Olof Wennerberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrik Tingberg came out of the goal and Per-Olof Wennerberg 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 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Ulf Jakobsson was a little too slow when Marcus Forssberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 2-2. The supporters of Valla Fc booed when IKS Norrköping was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hampus Vallin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Oskar Wallmark ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrik Tingberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Henrik Tingberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Utter in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Karl Utter got a free kick in the 69th minute. After some careless play in the IKS Norrköping defense, Oskar Wallmark kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrik Tingberg. The IKS Norrköping fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrik Tingberg should have stopped the shot. Jan Wik kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Karl Utter 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. 4-3 became the score in the 84th minute when Claes Österlund elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claes Österlund got free with Ulf Jakobsson in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Henrik Tingberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Utter in the 93rd minute of the match. Marcus Forssberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulf Jakobsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcus Forssberg ran back to his position shaking his head. The IKS Norrköping players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Valla Fc from taking control. The game ends in a draw.