HällarydGround: Klockarebacken Visits: 1 Date: 14th April 2022 Match: Hällaryd - Saxemara 2-0 (Division 4 Blekinge) Attendance: 100 I arrived back home from Norway on Tuesday afternoon and looking at local fixtures for the Easter weekend I found a few interesting games. Hällaryd and Saxemara were both relegated from Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland last season and are now competing in Division 4 Blekinge. Blekinge is the county next to Skåne (where I live) and to Klockarebacken in Hällaryd it is only around 45 minutes by car. The weather was to be very nice for Easter but on Thursday evening it was cloudy with some rain, quite warm though. Kick-off was at 18.30 but according to Hällaryd´s Facebook ‘the game, due to the poor light, might kick-off slightly earlier’. I parked my car outside the ground at 17.45 and upon entry I was impressed with Klockarebacken. The south side has two small wooden stands and also a few rocks to stand on. The north side has quite a big rock and also houses the clubhouse. All in all a very nice ground to visit! At 18.23 the referee blew his whistle and my first league match in Sweden in 2022 was underway. The pitch was not the best but at this level that is perhaps not much of an issue! Hällaryd made it 1-0 early on and the 100 or so in attendance seemed to enjoy the Thursday evening. In the 2nd half Hällaryd scored again to win 2-0. Towards the end it started to rain and the decision to start slightly earlier was a wise one. Throughout the 2022 season I will visit more games in this league and hopefully those grounds will be as nice as Klockarebacken! ![]() Entrance South Stand South Stand Dug-outs South Stand West End North side North side Kick-off East End South Stand South Stand South Stand View of play North side North side View of play |