So my first ever Swedish game saw me in the seventh tier of the countries pyramid for a Division Five encounter at the top of the Dalslands FF section as hosts Asebro took on unbeaten league leaders Fargelanda at Asebro's Rudevi IP ground. It's quite a neat little set up their and here are some photo's I took two day's prior to the game:-
The visitors had won nine of their ten league games, drawing the other, as they lead their opponents by ten points. Asebro knew they needed to try and end this unbeaten record and defeat the visiting leaders in order to try and close the gap to their opponents. However as the teams warmed up and took to the field (pics below) people wandered how this match up would go.
Well the hosts didn't take long to let everyone know how they would approach this game, taking the lead with less than a minute on the clock as a cross floated in from the right found Fredrik Grenander who managed to loop a first time header over keeper Henrik Albinsson into the far corner.
Thereafter the visitors started to dominate possession but we're unable to really test hosts keeper Henrik Abom and when the hosts did get forward they still looked like they could grab a second.
However you felt the visitors pressure would eventually tell but no the hosts then put together some good football with just over ten minutes until the break when goalscorer Grenander turned provider, releasing Peter Eriksson in on goal with a sublime pass, and the latter duly slipped a first time finish beyond keeper Albinsson in off the post to double the hosts advantage.
So at the half the visitors unbeaten run looked in danger although you felt they were still far from out of the game especially if they could find an early goal back in the second period. Here are some first half pictures:-
And sure enough ten minutes into a fairly even competitive half the visitors grabbed a goal back when Tobias Andersson glanced a header beyond Abom and it was very much game on.
The hosts though still looked to attack although they had adopted a more counter attacking approach as Färgelanda continued to probe the Asebro back line but the half was much more even on the possession count as both teams had openings.
And with fifteen minutes to go hosts winger Alassane Ouarma burst down the right and cut back inside and was fouled for a penalty which saw Grenander convert with ease and give the hosts a two goal cushion once again.
The visitors missed a couple of decent chances to get themselves right back in the contest but then saw the hosts miss a great chance when Ouarma hit wide when clean through however it was the hosts who ran out winners thus closing the gap to the leaders and ending their unbeaten league record as well. Here are some second half photos:-
So Asebro close the gap to seven points although they will need Fargelanda to lose a few more if they have any chance of winning the league. Should be an eventful last seven games as they say.
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