League

Gruvan
Spectators: 7850 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 20) Finninge Fotboll's Andrew Baller 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. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Åke Magnusson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lennart Möller hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. If Isaac Sandberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hammarby Gård's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sven-Edvin Linqvist in the 15th minute. Per-Arne Billock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Baller in the 19th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Patric Lenberg in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Finninge Fotboll's Gabriel Lertxun. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hammarby Gård's goalkeeper Per-Arne Billock, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uno Nordgren kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Finninge Fotboll got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Avădanei. Per-Arne Billock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Nordgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Finninge Fotboll's Boris Nordgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Per-Arne Billock made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Jarl Apelqvist made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Jonathan Strand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Finninge Fotboll's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Strand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 52 minutes into the match, Finninge Fotboll's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Ekström came free, but Åke Magnusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hammarby Gård's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sven-Edvin Linqvist in the 55th minute. In the 55th match minute, Hammarby Gård was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarl Apelqvist to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Finninge Fotboll's Gabriel Lertxun got a free kick in the 57th minute. Sven-Edvin Linqvist took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Åke Magnusson. Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Andrew Baller managed to get in a good position for a shot. Finninge Fotboll's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrew Baller was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Per-Arne Billock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Per-Arne Billock made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Andrew Baller sent off a good shot on target. Per-Arne Billock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrew Baller in the 67th minute. The supporters of Hammarby Gård booed when Finninge Fotboll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Avădanei didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Sven-Edvin Linqvist sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Finninge Fotboll's Åke Magnusson didn't even have to move. With a little luck, Hammarby Gård's Per-Arne Billock got control of the ball when Andrew Baller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrew Baller blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Per-Arne Billock having to make a save. Finninge Fotboll's Andrew Baller got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patric Lenberg made in the 77th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Thomas Svanström however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Ekström in the 84th minute of play forced Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Åke Magnusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per-Arne Billock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Baller, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Isaac Sandberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Baller got free with Per-Arne Billock in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Finninge Fotboll's Gabriel Avădanei got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Finninge Fotboll fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! 98 minutes into the match, Jarl Apelqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Åke Magnusson. Finninge Fotboll's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jarl Apelqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.