Scot James, a long time supporter of LFC has supplied all our club members, fans and friends alike with his match reports written direct from the terraces as the games unfold.
His archived reports from seasons gone by can be found further below.
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Saturday 19th June 2010 / Essinge IP. KO 14.00




LÅNGHOLMEN FC (0) 1


ÄLVSJÖ AIK (3) 4

AIK PUNISH SLACK STRIPES

Goalkeeping problems have plagued Långholmen this season and the news that Edwin Bergquist will be sidelined for at least 3 months comes as a major blow to the club. Steve Jefferson stepped up to the plate for this tough fixture against Älvsjö who have found a bit of form of late. Långholmen were looking to emulate their superb away result against Mälarhöjden last weekend, unfortunately Älvsjö had other ideas and put the home team to the sword.
Brunzell had a shot on target for the away side on 8 minutes but this was well held by Jefferson. Långholmen played a patient game and knocked the ball around well enough without making any real impact on the Älvsjö defence, in fact it took to the 17 minute before they created any goal scoring chances, Billy Harkness won the ball in midfield before he stormed his way forward, the ball found it's way to O'Sullivan who found Colm Kenny unmarked in the area, the Irish striker really should of done better with his effort from six yards, unable to get his body over the ball he blasted high over the cross bar.

It was another crazy five minute spell that saw the game won for Älvsjö, they were able to slice through the Långholmen rear guard at will and could easily have been five goals to the good at half time. The opening goal came when Bo Pettersson charged through on goal and neatly tucked the ball into the net on 37 minutes and 3 minutes later he did the very same thing much to the despair of Jefferson in goal. The Stripes must learn to plug up the holes that teams are able to exploit or this season will end with a very high goals against tally.
Långholmen were visibly shocked, when Christopher Bruznell added a third on 42 minutes it was game over.
Chris Allen, who is finding it hard to find his good form of last season was brought down in the box and the Stripes were given a chance to try and get back into the match, Felix Borgquist however was equal to Billy Harkness' spot kick and got down to save his shot. It really wasn't Långholmens day and the frustration continued when Kenny failed to score when he was one on one with keeper Borgquist
The belief that Långholmen could still get something never died and that in itself is a great tribute to the players and their supporters. The fourth goal was the pick of the day, Douglas Palm scored a superb solo effort after recieving the ball just inside the Långholmen half, he then executed a great shot past the keeper, the goal given a round of applause by the home fans and deservedly so.

Långholmen did manage to score with five minutes left but the game was done and dusted by then, Harkness nagaed to pick the ball up in the box and steer his shot hard and low into the bottom corner.
With 3 teams facing automatic relegation and a play- off place for the fourth bottom side things are not looking rosy for the Sripes. Two very tough matches against top team Spårvägen in the space of six days is not an ideal end to a dismal first half of the season.

Man of the Match: Billy Harkness despite his penalty miss
Crowd: 71. The positives despite a low attendance are the amount of women and kids supporting Långholmen.Great to see.

Audio interview with Billy Harkness: >>

The LFC match program can be viewed here >>

All the best / Scotty


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Sunday 13th June 2010 / Mälarhöjdens IP. KO 16.00

MÄLARHÖJDENS IF (0) 0



LÅNGHOLMEN FC (1) 2

SUPER STRIKE EARNS STRIPES THE POINTS

Pete McConnells fantastic bottom corner effort on 50 minutes made sure Långholmen claimed an historic first three points in Div 3. In fairness it was a deserved victory for the Stripes as they showed that they wanted to win this game more than their hosts did.
Mälarhöjden fielded a strong team that included former Långholmen player Mattias Larsson, who has returned to action after a long spell out injured. Team captain Larsson was given a warm reception by the Långholmen fans who made the trip for this fixture.
Långholmen were missing Ciaran McCormack and Paul Sullivan, this meant Andy McClaren paired up with Stuart Lascelles at the back and Pete McConnell took up a midfield role.
The first real effort of the game came when Billy Harkness played a fine free kick to the head of Colm Kenny, the Irishman steering his header just over the bar, minutes later Edwin Bergquist was forced to make a save from Mälarhöjden veteran Jonas Silvfing. The big keeper was in action shortly after when he got down well to save a ferocious shot from Johan Westling, that was about as close the home team came to scoring in the first forty five minutes. Långholmen on the other hand were playing good football and applied a fair amount of pressure on a very suspect Mälarhöjden defence, Chris Allen in particular made some great darting runs down the right flank and his delivery into the box was flawless throughout, in particular a super cross to the back post which was met by O'Sullivan whose effort hit the post.

Two set pieces for Långholmen paid dividends. First up and a perfectly flighted free kick from Harkness found it's way to Colm Kenny who outjumped his marker and nodded the ball into the bottom corner of the net, this was a goal in the making, Mälarhöjden adopted a game plan of sitting off the ball and let Långholmen do the running, it may of worked last week against Assyriska but today they had no such luck.
Långholmen needed a second goal to give them a bit of a comfort zone and oh how it was worth waiting for. Harkness played a cheeky hard driven corner low to the front post, the ball was knocked out of defence twice before falling to the foot of McConnell who unleashed a screamer of a shot from all of 20 yards, keeper Åkerberg had absolutely no chance in stopping the ball. A finer goal will be hard to find this season.
The hosts were then allowed to come back into the game, this is a pattern we have seen many times this season from Långholmen, they tried time and time again to close in on Bergquists goal but to no avail, the big keeper pulled off a handful of decent stops to make sure his team finished on top.

A very important win for Långholmen and a much needed one. Collectively they played very well and looked dangerous going forward.

Goalscorers:
0-1 Colm Kenny 30 mins
0-2 Pete McConnell 50 mins
Man of the Match: Once again Pete McConnell led by example and scored one the best goals of his career.
Crowd: 53

Audio interview with goal scorer Pete: >>

All the best / Scotty
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Saturday 5th June 2010 / Essinge IP. KO 14.00



 
LÅNGHOLMEN FC (1) 2


ENHÖRNA (0) 2

DRAW SPECIALISTS DO IT AGAIN

Långholmen approached this match in confident mood and rightly so after some decent performances in previous outings. The only set back for Stuart Lascelles and Max Hallberg was that Edwin Bergquist once again would be missing from the line up due to illness, this meaning that last seasons star striker Chris Allen would again be positioned between the sticks. Lascelles conceeded after the match that goalkeeping cover is a real problem for the club at the moment, hopefully this will be resolved soon.
As expected Långholmen looked very keen to impress the 60 or so fans that made the trip out to Essinge on such a sunny day and it didn't take long before the ball found it's way past Ropeter in the Enhörna goal. Colin Kelly stole the ball from a very hesitant defender and made his way towards the penalty area before releasing a perfectly timed pass to the oncoming Oscar Hentmark who drilled his shot low into the net, nine minutes on the clock and it was looking very good for the home side. Enhörna had not been looking forward to the journey to Essinge but they did not fold, they dragged themselves back into the match and started to grow with confidence after some initial pressure by the home team, a second goal for the Stripes at that point would of made a huge difference, sadly it didn't materialize in the first half.

The visitors had an excellent spell in the first twenty minutes of the second half, which included their first goal, James Ataseven picked up a defence splitting pass and steered the ball past deputizing Allen in goal. Långholmen seemed to be lacking any kind of dominance in any area of the field but managed to get their noses in front went man of the match Andy O'Sullivan picked up a very poor kick out and knocked the ball onto Callum Kenny, who made up for a dreadful miss just minutes earlier , the bustling striker made no mistake this time when he tapped the ball home from 4 yards.
The minutes that followed that were filled with Enhörna trying to forge a way into the Långholmen penalty box and really should have equalised when Hillstedt fired a shot against Allen, the ball then rebounded off his thigh and back onto Allens right hand post and the Stripes had a lucky escape. Anders Wennberg then had a golden chance to score put his effort went wide, then James Ataseven was one on one with Allen but he too failed to find the target.
Wennberg did make the game all square on 78 minutes when he fired a shot at the Långholmen keeper, the ball fell kindly to him after a first good save and he slammed the ball into the corner of the net.
Had it not been for Allen the game would of been settled on 85 minutes when Gabriel Baydono latched onto a fine inswinging pass, but Allen was equal to it and pulled off a fantastic one handed save.

All attention turns to next Sunday for the bottom of the table clash between the Stripes and Mälarhöjden, who incidentally had a great result away to Assyriska, one thing is for sure it will be an intense battle in a match that means a great deal to both sides.

Crowd: A very poor attendance, but a lot of noise from the 63 who bothered to make the trip.
Stripes Man of Match: Andy O'Sullivan, never gave up the cause and won a lot of challenges.

Match program can be viewed here: >>>

All the best / Scotty
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Sunday 30th May 2010 / Källbrinks IP, KO 18.00


HUDDINGE IF (3) 4


LÅNGHOLMEN FC (2) 3

SLACK DEFENDING COSTS STRIPES DEAR

Långholmens defensive hoodoo continues, as they conceded four goals against a young and pacy Huddinge side. Not for the first time this season the Stripes leaked early goals which proved to be their undoing. Goalkeeper Edwin Bergquist, who is normally so reliable, misjudged a Bover Gultekin effort on 6 minutes to give Huddinge the advantage. Shell shocked, it wasn't long before Långholmen saw another goal on the scoreboard as the same player once again netted, this time after some fine interplay involving Carl Major. Långholmen to their credit never folded and dragged themselves back into the game in the 19th minute of play, Billy Harkness took a corner which was then nodded down by Chris Allen into the path of Alex Bodini who claimed his 3rd goal of the season by easily slotting the ball home from close range.
Huddinge moved the ball well and at times Långholmen had problems in coping with the pace of the wide men. However the third goal came not from open play but from a set piece. Enis Al Guwary found himself completely unmarked in the box to steer his headed effort into the net.
Pete McConnell was immediately introduced into the field of play and almost made an impact when he let fly from distance after a free kick effort from Harkness was knocked away.
The games big talking point came on 27 minutes, Colm Kenny put the ball in the net much to the protests of the whole Huddinge team, goalkeeper Carl Olsson thought the referee had awarded an offside decision due to the fact his assistant had already flagged, referee Segerström overruled his decision and as Olsson laid the ball down to take what he thought was a free kick, in popped ever alert Colm Kenny who took the ball from Olssons feet and rolled the ball into the net to make it 3-2.
Kenny could then have made it all square had his acrobatic effort hit the net on 39 minutes.
    There was high expectation after a good first 45 minutes entertainment and the second half started like the first with an early goal for the home team. Näsström played an inch perfect pass to Carl Major who out ran the Långholmen backline and with ease slotted home past Eddie Bergquist.
As a player of Långholmen it must be fantastic to be part of a side that refuses to lie down when your team has just gone 4-2 down and as a fan it really is great value to watch them, as was once again heard from the mountainside terracing at Källbrink IP. The Stripes may not be as equipped as many of the teams in this league but if you could win points on spirit and self belief they would win promotion hands down.
On the hour mark Bergquist was forced into making an outstanding one handed save when the ball looked to be net bound.
The third came for the visitors when Andy O'Sullivan netted on 73 minutes and give the Stripes real hope of an equalizer, this however was as far as they got. In an attempt to put pressure on the home teams goal, Ciaran McCormack was pushed into an attacking position thus leaving huge gaps at the back and was it not for some great last minute tackles by Charlie Mörkdal in the closing stages the scoreline could have been higher in Huddinges favour.
There is a real hint of a win soon for Långholmen and it could come in the next home game against Enhörna.

Stripes Man of Match: Charlie Mörkdal for some great last second tackles near the end to keep LFC in the game
Attendance: 152

Goalscorers:
 1-0 Bover Gultekin 6 mins
 2-0 Bover Gultekin 9
mins
 2-1 Alex Bodini     19 mins
 3-1 Enis Al-Guwary 24 mins
 3-2
Colm Kenny     27 mins
 4-2 Carl Major       49 mins
 4-3 Andy
O'Sullivan 73 mins

Audio interview with Div3 Manager Stuart Lascelles >>

All the best / Scotty
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Saturday 22nd May 2010 / Essinge IP, KO 14.00


LÅNGHOLMEN FC (0) 2

PANELLINIOS (0) 2

PENALTY DENIES STRIPES OF VICTORY

The sun shone gloriously upon Essinge IP for this crucial bottom of the table clash. Both sides were in the hunt for their first 3 points of the season. The end result was disappointing for the hosts as they created much more goalscoring chances than Panellinios.
Långholmen saw a return to action for Paul Sullivan and also Pete McConnell to the bench after his suspension. The visitors had a strong troop for this match and had something to prove after their horrendous start to the season.
Colm Kenny showed that he meant business from the off and saw his chance in the first minute firmly held by keeper Sanchez. A minute later and defender Andy McClelland was booked for a clumsy challenge on Lounis. Oscar Hentmark then saw his headed effort go just over the crossbar.
A positive start for the Stripes in front of an unusually subdued crowd.
Panellinios for their part took a better grip on proceedings and started to make their way inwards on Bergquists goal, Bobo Bola missed a golden opportunity from close in on the twenty minute mark as did Lounis moments earlier.
Alex Bodini left the field of play at half time and was replaced by McConnell and Chris Allen then replaced Oscar Hentmark on 58 minutes. This proved to be a turning point for Långholmen as he stroked the ball into the net inside 60 seconds of entering the field of play, placing the ball hard and low into the net from 6 yards out. The Stripes increased their lead on 61 minutes when Kenny scored, the ball was played in to him and he fired home, he was also booked for his shirt lifting antics during his celebration.

At 2-0 in front, Långholmen seemed to press forward in search of a goal to kill off the game, when perhaps it would of been wiser to close things down and keep it tight at the back.
Panellinios got themselves back into the game when their best player on the day Lounis saw his effort canon off McCormack and into the goal. This second half saw the Panellinios keeper put in a very good performance and he saved his side on a handful of occasions.
The match was square on 82 minutes and not without controversy. A penalty kick was awarded when Lounis was upended just inside the box, Rassol took the spot kick which appeared to come straight off the post to the same man who slammed home the rebound, referee Camel disallowed the goal and was then flagged over by his assistant referee who said that the ball had touched keeper Bergquist on the way back into play.
Another topsy turvy day for Långholmen who can consider themselves very unlucky indeed. The Stripes moved up one place in the table after Mälarhöjden were put to the sword by Älvsjö.

Goalscorers:
1-0 Chris Allen 58 mins
2-0 Colm Kenny 61 mins
2-1 Pangiotis Loumis 74 mins
2-2 Nabel Rossol (pen) 82 mins

Attendance: 71

View match program >>
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Thursday 13th May 2010 / Aspudden IP.


IK TELLUS (2) 3



LÅNGHOLMEN FC (0) 3


The fans that turned up for this fixture at the scheduled kick off time of 1.30 pm will no doubt feel a bit cheated. Referee Niclas Carlson found it in his wisdom to start the match 5 minutes earlier and due to that many people missed Tellus storm into a two goal lead.
Långholmen were left shell-shocked as Thomas Carlsson scored almost directly from the start with a well worked goal. The Stripes were trying to rally round and compose themselves when the same man added a second goal two minutes later and signal what could of been the start of a landslide victory against a Långholmen side, who for the second time in three games were forced to play last seasons top scorer in goal. Chris Allen for his part took it all in his stride and once again put on a superb display of goalkeeping skill.
It took around twenty minutes for Långholmen to get into the swing of things and soon started to create one or two problems for Tellus. The home side were not physically dominant or in any shape or form faster than Långholmen , but they did match them for sheer grit and determination.
Billy Harkness had a snap shot effort on 32 minutes that just went over the cross bar and born again Colm Kenny looked like he meant business as he hustled and bustled in and around the box.
It was real shame the pitch was in the terrible state it was, devoid of grass in some areas and extremely bumpy in others, otherwise this match could of produced even more goal opportunities than it did.

A breath of fresh air for Långholmen this term is the introduction of some new younger faces to the field of play and one of those players stepped up to the plate at Aspuddens IP and fired a fine double. The first was a patient build up involving a nicely put together passing movement which finished off with a great shot from Alex Bodini which saw the ball landing high up into the keepers left hand corner of the net.
The same young man was on hand for number two on 60 minutes when he got onto the end of a Colm Kenny cross and with an acre of space headed into the gaping net to square the match.
Referee Carlsson had a busy day in respect of cautions and the home team saw at least a handful being dished out as well as a red card on the 85th minute mark when Moberg was sent off for a double offence.
Tellus were never the better side in this match but edged ahead on 63 minutes when Törnlund picked up a pass just inside the 18 yard box and fired low past a helpless Allen in goal.
The Stripes supporters in the crowd lifted their team with a fine selection of songs from the terracing and their vocal abilities were rewarded when Colm Kenny got onto a fine swinging free kick from Harkness, the striker rose for the ball heads above the rest to steer the ball home and make sure his team did not go home pointless.

Next weeks match at home to Panellinios is a vital one for the Stripes and the most important this far in the season.

Stripes Man of Match: Colm Kenny. For the first time in a long time Colm showed real hunger and passion, top that off with a fine goal.

Goalscorers
1-0. 1 min Thomas Carlsson
2-0 3 mins Thomas Carlsson
2-1 56 mins Alex Bodini
2-2 60 mins Alex Bodini
3-2 64 mins Christoffer Törnlund
3-3 85 mins Colm Kenny

Attendance: 123
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LÅNGHOLMEN FC (0) 0


TYRESÖ FF (0) 1

WINLESS STRIPES FALL AGAIN

Going into this match at Essinge IP, Långholmen haven't won a single competitive game in 2010 and that unfortunately is still the case for the newly promoted side. It was a very different side who so bravely battled at Vagnhärads last week. Charlie Mörkdal made a welcome return to the club after a long absence and is a great addition to this years squad. New signings Kececi, Sund and Bodini all started the game, but failed to make an impact on a stubborn Tyresö side. Player manger Lascelles was absent due to the fact that he became a father for the first time a few days ago, that meant a pairing of Vilhelm Sund and Ciaran McCormack.
It was cold rainy day at Essinge IP, but the wet conditions didn't get to the small band of vocal Stripes supporters who sang constantly and tried, albeit in vain to spur on their favourites.

There was a real air of optimism among those same supporters before the match and a first home win was eagerly anticipated. The away side however refused to let a home win materialize. Colm Kenny found himself in a good position inside the box on 7 minutes but was fairly charged off the ball and the keeper managed to collect. Tyresö had the ball in the back of the net minutes later but the effort was adjudged offside by assistant referee Nyman. Långholmen battled hard in the opening twenty minutes without any real conviction. Tyreso always managing to break down any moves from the midfield area. The away team gave no space to Andy O'Sullivan or Chris Allen and that in effect made for the lack of real goal scoring opportunities in this match.
At the break there really was nothing between the two sides and when the rain eased it felt that maybe the Stripes could take something from this game.
The second half was only four minutes old when the outcome was settled. Tyresö won the ball on the far side and played in what looked like a harmless ball towards the center spot, the home sides defence should of coped with it problem free, however it fell kindly to Viktor Weidlitz who slammed the ball low and hard behind Bergquist in goal.

Långholmen have their number one choice keeper to thank that the score remained only 1-0, the tall Swede pulled off a string of world class stops to keep his team within touching distance of Tyresö. The save of the match came on 83 minutes when Mattias Andersson sent in a verocious half- volley which saw Bergquist fly up to his top right hand corner and turn the ball round the post for a corner. The Tyresö number one hardly had a thing to do the whole of the second half and with that his team deservedly took the points .
Långholmen will now put this behind them and look to kick starting their season, if safety is to be achieved in Div 3 this season they must defeat teams like Tyresö at home. The next two fixtures are crucial for them. Aspudden is the next port of call on Thursday, it will be interesting to see how the players react after an under par performance on Saturday at Essinge.

Goal scorers:0-1 Viktor Weidlitz 49 mins
Stripes man of the match: Edwin Bergquist who made sure the score remained only one nil
Attendance: 85
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Thursday 29th April 2010 / Häradsvallen, KO 19.00

VAGNHÄRADS (0) 0



LÅNGHOLMEN FC (0) 0

STUBBORN STRIPES MAKE THEIR POINT

Vagnhärads will be bitterly disappointed that they did not take more from this match against a weakened Långholmen side. This far in the Stripes have had various injury and illness problems, missing from action last night were two key midfielders in Billy Harkness and Deri Thomas, the latter may not return to action due to a troublesome knee problem and will be sorely missed by his team mates.
The biggest surprise of the evening was the announcement that Edwin Bergquist was being replaced by Chris Allen in goal. Absurd as it may sound it actually worked out pretty well for Långholmen and he was undoubtedly his side's star man on the night. It was all very hap hazard stuff before the match in trying to get a full team together and former first team goalkeeper James McConnell was called in as a reserve at the very last minute to bolster the Stripes squad.
Vagnhärads did not enjoy Långholmens no nonsense approach to the game and had great difficulty in breaching the Stockholm teams back line. Ciaran McCormack and company did a sterling job in protecting Allens goal and it took the home team all of twenty minutes before they even came close to bothering the stand in keeper. Colm Kenny came close on the 23 minute mark but his effort was far too weak too really cause keeper Lindgren any problems.
At times the football was not the prettiest on what was a very poor surface, but Långholmen stuck to their task and never put a foot wrong in a hard fought first 45 minutes.

Mauricio Zalvedar, who played so well at the weekend against Assyriska, had a wild effort on goal just before the interval, his shot almost hitting the corner flag much to the amusement of the away supporters who gave him a fair amount of stick during the match.
Colm Kenny saw his headed effort go agonisingly wide just before the break and referee Navaee blew his whistle to end the half shortly after.
The second half was a much livelier affair and had it not been for the heroics of Allen Vagnhärad would of claimed all three points. On 54 minutes Anosheh saw his shot from close range knocked away by the goalie , then the rebound bounced off Allen and the third chance was knocked away to safety.
Långholmens fans were in fine voice and you could see that their encouragement really lifted their side as Långholmen started to created a few chances in front of goal. New boy Baris Kececi had a golden opportunity to win the game for the Stripes but his effort just went wide of the target.

The homeside were pinned back by Långholmen in the closing stages in what they will see as a lack lustre performance. It was the away team that took all the plaudits in a performance that showed both pride and heart.

Stripes Man of the Match: A great all round performance by the whole team but the award must go to Chris Allen.

Attendance: 50

Audio interview with stand in goalie Chris Allen >>>

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Saturday 17th April 2010 / Essinge IP, 14.00 KO.

LÅNGHOLMEN FC (1) 2


ASSYRISKA FF UNGDOM (1) 4

STRIPES LOSE OUT IN OPENING DAY BATTLE

A commendable second half performance by Assyriska ensured they headed back to Södertalje with all 3 points in the bag. A fine double by Ninus Chabo highlighted why he will be one of Assyriskas top players this season. One goal in particular comes to mind, when he latched onto the ball and deftly lobbed the ball over the advancing Långholmen first choice keeper Bergquist. His second and his sides final goal came in the 70th minute when some neat football that moved quickly from one goal mouth to the other saw him chase in on Bergquist who was slow in coming off his line.
Långholmen put in a good shift in this game and dominated proceedings in the first half and were unfortunate not to have gone in ahead at the break. Andy O'Sullivan, whose name was chanted from the wall of snow that embodied the terracing throughout this match, had a chance to put his side ahead on 23 minutes but he failed to connect with a ball the came across the goal mouth from the left.

Assyriska opened their account for the season when Gerhald Forschelet steered home a header from an inswinging corner on 19 minutes, it really was against the run of play as Långholmen were by far the better team. At times the Långholmen defence looked a bit out of sorts and especially in the second half had a few problems containing the pace of their opponents.
True to Långholmens battling style it was heads up and on with the game and they were given the chance to equalise when a moment of madness by Assyriskas keeper saw his team conceed a penalty, referee Segerström awarded a spot kick after he handle outside the box and Långholmens Billy Harkness made no mistake when he blasted his opportunity high in the net to square the match.
It was from the 50 minute mark that 180 seconds changed the game, the Stripes were hit by a double sucker punch, Johan Teymur drove the ball home from just inside the box and two minutes later it was Chabo who did the damage.

Time and time again Långholmen fought on and even when the fourth went in they chased the game as if they were chasing an equaliser. Andy O'Sullivan who always believes in his goals showed he was indestructable when he battled in the box and forced the ball over the line from close in. On a different day it could of so easy have been a point at least for Långholmen, lessons will have been learnt from this match. Stuart Lascelles and Max Hallberg said that the main problem in the game was their side lost possession in key areas far too often, today it was the case and no doubt will be remedied in the coming weeks.

Goalscorers
0-1 Gerald Forshelet 19 mins
1-1 Billy Harkness (pen) 32 mins
1-2 Johan Teymur 50 mins
1-3 Ninus Chabo 52 mins
1-4 Ninus Chabo 70 mins
2-4 Andrew O'Sullivan 84 mins

Attendance: 104
Refwatch: Martin Segerström had aan average game. He showed his generous side when opting to give the Assyriska keeper a yellow instead of red at the penalty decision.
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Monday 12th April 2010 / Stockholm Cup tie

HÄSSELBY SK (1) 2
LÅNGHOLMEN FC (0) 1

A very different Långholmen team from the ones that have been seen in the build up to the start of the new season took to the field against Hässelby, but it could not prevent division 5 side Hässelby's advancement into the next round of the cup.
The home side converted one of their two penalties before the game started, the missed kick hitting the woodwork to make sure the home team had the slenderest of leads possible prior to kick-off.
Hässelby are a very physical and well organised unit and if they are not participating in division 4 in 2011 it will be somewhat of a surprise.
Långholmen welcomed back Chris Allen to first team action after a long battle with injury but like Paul Sullivan and Billy Harkness he still is not quite 100 percent fit.
The away side were far too urgent in periods of this game when maybe a more patient approached could of been applied. Hässelby did a grand job in soaking up anything the Stripes could throw at them.

Hässelby could have came out of this game with an even higher tally had it not been for a further two strikes meeting the upright. The home teams pace up front caused one or two problems but one man in particular gave very little away, Vilhelm Sund put in a super performance at the back and looks to be a great addition to the squad and already seems to be building a solid bond with defensive partner Ciaran McCormack. The big Irishman also put in a good shift and managed a goal to boot when he directed his headed effort past the keeper on 49 minutes.
Långholmen too created several chances through McConnell, Kenny and Andy O'Sullivan but the Stripes stars failed to find the back of the net.
The game was decided on 66 minutes when some very good close control by the Hässelby substitute left Andy McClaren standing and he waltzed into the box before supplying his team mate Claudio with the ball in front of the gaping net, the tricky player firing home from 8 yards.

There are positives to be taken from this game more so for the home team , but the Stripes will soon be back to their best and causing teams all sorts of problems and will be hoping that it starts with Assyriska at home on the opening day of the season on Saturday.

Attendance: 51 of which 14 were LFC supporters.
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Saturday 13th march 2010 / Pre-season friendly

IFK UPPSALA (1) 3
LÅNGHOLMEN FC (1) 1

Another downbeat performance from Långholmen saw them record a second straight defeat. The same pattern as last week, Långholmen control the first half and for the last half an hour fell completely out of the game. Max Hallberg commented how difficult it was to try and change things about when you only have 12 players in your squad, the fact that Uppsala had five players to change in and out at will proved a deciding factor in the outcome. It was pretty shoddy for Långholmen on the pitch and off it, players not sure where the game was being played and unable to get there on time, no water bottles for players to drink out of and no medical kit to help out when Billy Harkness was injured, this far in it is not an ideal way of preparing for what will be a very tough season for the newcomers.

It all started very brightly in the opening minutes of the game, Colm Kenny opening the scoring with a fine finish from the edge of the box, his effort giving keeper Tengwall no chance.For the rest of the half Långholmen looked pretty comfortable and created one or two cut edge chances. Kenny looked to have a real eye for goal in the opening 45 and was unlucky not to make it two for the Stripes. A free kick was awarded 20