Friendly League

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Salqvist kicked off to start the match. Jon Ivarsson kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Valentin Salqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zlatan BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Hannes Larsson hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Per-Olof Walroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Wester in the 25th minute of play. Thomas Lövkvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Billy Pihl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas Lövkvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Billy Pihl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Lövkvist in the 28th minute of the match. With a little luck, Strömsbro IF's Per-Olof Walroth got control of the ball when Gunnar Wester tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Thomas Lövkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strömsbro IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Lövkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Salqvist in the 43rd minute of play forced Strömsbro IF's goalkeeper Per-Olof Walroth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Zlatan BK's Valentin Salqvist got a free kick in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After having played for 54 minutes, Valentin Salqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zlatan BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Salqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Per-Olof Walroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Wester in the 58th minute of play. If Thomas Lövkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Per-Olof Walroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Salqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per-Olof Walroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Salqvist in the 67th minute of play. Per-Olof Walroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Åke Josefsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per-Olof Walroth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Andberg in the 71st minute of the match. Jon Ivarsson charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jon Ivarsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 played minutes, Zlatan BK's Douglas Vacker shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Per-Olof Walroth came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zlatan BK reached it. The supporters of Zlatan BK booed when Strömsbro IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Lövkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 played minutes Strömsbro IF got a freekick which was hit by Philip Gallin. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jens-Åke Josefsson in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Per-Olof Walroth prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Zlatan BK's Valentin Salqvist in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Strömsbro IF's goalie prevented a goal. Jens-Åke Josefsson took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Per-Olof Walroth. Per-Olof Walroth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Zlatan BK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Strömsbro IF for a fine match.