Virsbovallen
Spectators: 7328 (Terracing: 5609,
Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arvid Petersson got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes, Göran Holmgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skillingaryd and the Virsbo IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Skillingaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göran Holmgren to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute, Rasmus Söderberg made a precise shot to the right of Fredrik Olsmann. Virsbo IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arman Alebäck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronny Valrot in the 8th minute. A collision led to Virsbo IF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Tobias Tham hit a great ball. After 12 minutes of play, Skillingaryd's Rasmus Söderberg made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fredrik Olsmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Virsbo IF's Ronny Valrot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arman Alebäck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Virsbo IF getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Agne Modig hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Jakob Vidman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skillingaryd's supporters rose to their feet, but Jakob Vidman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Olsmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Skillingaryd booed when Virsbo IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronny Valrot didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Virsbo IF getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Verner Bennet hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Göran Holmgren made a precise shot to the right of Fredrik Olsmann. Virsbo IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 28th match minute, Skillingaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rasmus Söderberg to maneuver through the defense. Arman Alebäck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronny Valrot in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Rasmus Söderberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fredrik Olsmann. Virsbo IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rasmus Söderberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When Tobias Tham fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Virsbo IF's protests and gave Tobias Tham a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Skillingaryd booed when Virsbo IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Tham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Skillingaryd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Arvid Petersson scored to the left of an out of position Arman Alebäck, making the score, 2-4. Ronny Valrot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arman Alebäck having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Virsbo IF's Verner Bennet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arman Alebäck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Göran Holmgren made the kick off in the second half. Virsbo IF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Roland Bållström scored to the left of an out of position Fredrik Olsmann, making the score, 2-5. After a defensive mix-up in Virsbo IF's zone, Göran Holmgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fredrik Olsmann came out of the goal and Göran Holmgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jakob Vidman hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Rasmus Söderberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Fredrik Olsmann made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Bållström in the 68th minute of play forced Virsbo IF's goalkeeper Fredrik Olsmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per-Olof Holmberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arman Alebäck having to interfere. Ronny Valrot struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Arman Alebäck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Virsbo IF. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Göran Holmgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skillingaryd's supporters rose to their feet, but Göran Holmgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Olsmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Forsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Fredrik Olsmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göran Holmgren in the 91st minute of the match. Fredrik Olsmann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Forsberg in the 92nd minute. Ronny Valrot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arman Alebäck having to interfere. Skillingaryd's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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