Official Cup

Jonsereds IP
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Sixten Sjö kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Jonsereds IF booed when Kröll BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Blom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sixten Sjö sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixten Sjö in the 14th minute of play forced Kröll BK's goalkeeper Ivar Esbjörnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kröll BK's attentive Kenneth Wallander managed to snatch the ball when Marcu Achim made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. Ivar Esbjörnsson was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Sixten Sjö capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sixten Sjö really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When Patrik Kollberg fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kröll BK's protests and gave Patrik Kollberg a yellow card for diving instead. Patrik Kollberg hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Kröll BK defense, Sixten Sjö kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivar Esbjörnsson. The Kröll BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivar Esbjörnsson should have stopped the shot. Ivar Esbjörnsson came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Jonsereds IF's Sixten Sjö. But to his dismay, Sixten Sjö quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 37th minute Sixten Sjö shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivar Esbjörnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Kröll BK's zone, Sixten Sjö stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivar Esbjörnsson came out of the goal and Sixten Sjö tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

The wind increased when Sixten Sjö made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Sixten Sjö had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivar Esbjörnsson. Kröll BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixten Sjö was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After 56 minutes of play, Jonsereds IF's Sixten Sjö made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivar Esbjörnsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kröll BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronny Nilsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Jonsereds IF's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 61 minutes, Sixten Sjö managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jonsereds IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixten Sjö was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ronny Nilsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivar Esbjörnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixten Sjö in the 68th minute of play. Gil Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Erik Lång, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ivar Esbjörnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixten Sjö, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Jonsereds IF's Arvid Qvarnström got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute Ronny Nilsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivar Esbjörnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 played minutes Kröll BK got a freekick which was hit by Patrik Kollberg. Jonsereds IF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.