League

Nora -vallen
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrei Korol started the match with the kick off. If Karl-Magnus Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klågerup IK's Charles Engström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rune Rudqvist in the 5th minute of play. Andrei Korol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustav Sjöman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedrão Cardoso. Nora IFK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kjell Dahlgren in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedrão Cardoso saved Nora IFK from getting behind. In the 12th minute, Karl-Magnus Svensson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrão Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjell Dahlgren in the 15th minute of play. If Kjell Dahlgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl-Magnus Svensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles Engström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Magnus Svensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Andrei Korol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nora IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrei Korol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Charles Engström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedrão Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Löfdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 35 minutes on the clock, Bernt Lindgren commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nora IFK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! Nora IFK:s Pedrão Cardoso showed great skill when he stopped Mattias Örnberg:s penalty. In the 37th minute, Mattias Örnberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Klågerup IK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 47th minute, Kent Stenquist fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Charles Engström, passed just outside the right post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kjell Dahlgren made a kick off. Charles Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rune Rudqvist in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Kent Stenquist 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. Åke Löfdahl's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedrão Cardoso firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 61st minute, Rune Rudqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nora IFK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 64 played minutes Nora IFK got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Korol. In the 73rd minute Rune Rudqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Rune Rudqvist notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Klågerup IK's Charles Engström. Charles Engström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ian Olsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Olsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Kent Stenquist notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Klågerup IK's Charles Engström. Charles Engström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 83 minutes into the game, Ian Olsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nora IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Klågerup IK the free kick. Pedrão Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Åke Löfdahl sent off a good shot on target. 86 minutes into the game, Karl-Magnus Svensson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Charles Engström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Nora IFK getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Karl-Magnus Svensson hit a great ball. Nora IFK'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.