Friendly League

Roosgarden
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when August Mattsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Gösta Nyberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thor Åkesson charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thor Åkesson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thor Åkesson hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the game, Elliot Termander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dan Söderström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, Holger Kielstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th match minute, AFC Eskilstuna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Nordgren to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the game, Algot Abrahamsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HEJA ESLÖV's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Eskilstuna the free kick. In the 24th minute, Algot Abrahamsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Mattsson in the 26th minute of play forced AFC Eskilstuna's goalkeeper Lars Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Mattsson in the 27th minute of play forced AFC Eskilstuna's goalkeeper Lars Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Thor Åkesson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the game, Dan Njurenius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Dan Söderström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Sigvard Mellbad came free, but Dan Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by HEJA ESLÖV's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dennis Nordgren was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC Eskilstuna's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on AFC Eskilstuna's corner Dennis Nordgren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dan Söderström quite easily take care of the ball. Quico Head's late challenge caught a AFC Eskilstuna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Quico Head helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to HEJA ESLÖV getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Quico Head hit a great ball. Dan Söderström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliot Termander in the 40th minute of play. Dan Söderström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliot Termander in the 40th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Elliot Termander in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. HEJA ESLÖV's Dan Söderström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliot Termander in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Elliot Termander came free, but Dan Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 48 minutes of play, AFC Eskilstuna's Elliot Termander made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elliot Termander to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Anton Vallmark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algot Abrahamsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute of the match Dennis Nordgren shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dan Söderström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 61st minute, Gösta Nyberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Quico Head hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sérgio Busquets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the game, Gösta Nyberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. HEJA ESLÖV's Alexander Törnblom quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Quico Head received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Lars Blom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quico Head got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Quico Head hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After 87 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Olof Palm. After a rather tough play, HEJA ESLÖV's Anton Vallmark got a free kick in the 89th minute. The supporters of AFC Eskilstuna booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thor Åkesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dan Söderström was a little too slow when Dennis Nordgren got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-4. Dan Njurenius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Söderström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. HEJA ESLÖV's Dan Söderström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliot Termander in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AFC Eskilstuna had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.