League

Hällingsjö
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Hällingsjö IK's Leo Johansson 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. The supporters of Älmhults IF booed when Hällingsjö IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Palm didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Calle Hökqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimmie Klack was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Jan-Åke Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Rönn, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes Älmhults IF got a freekick which was hit by Elias Ahlkvist. In the 17th play minute Peter Vassenius came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jan-Åke Holmstedt. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Vassenius got free with Jan-Åke Holmstedt in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Åke Holmstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Johansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Åke Holmstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Vassenius in the 26th minute. Älmhults IF's Jan-Åke Holmstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Älmhults IF from getting a goal against them. Jimmie Klack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calle Hökqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Hampus Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmie Klack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Calle Hökqvist's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. If Felix Sigman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Älmhults IF's Valter Söderberg got a free kick in the 46th minute. Leo Johansson, 47 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Calle Hökqvist to make the kick off. Calle Hökqvists short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Jimmie Klack to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 53rd minute, Hampus Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Åke Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hampus Lindgren in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Älmhults IF's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Johansson came free, but Jan-Åke Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 played minutes Älmhults IF got a freekick which was hit by Kalle Ryberg. In the 68thth minute of the game Calle Hökqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hällingsjö IK's Jimmie Klack was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Hällingsjö IK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Henrik Palm hit a great ball. Felix Sigman kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Jan-Åke Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Johansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The supporters of Älmhults IF booed when Hällingsjö IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Vassenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Calle Hökqvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Jimmie Klack skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jimmie Klack was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Calle Hökqvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Calle Hökqvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Leo Johansson scored 3-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan-Åke Holmstedt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd minute, Karl-Erik Wennerqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Åke Holmstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Johansson in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Älmhults IF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hällingsjö IK.