U18 League

The Lodge
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 7th match minute, Woopbongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Elof Svartengren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tall Oaks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Dick Haegg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Dahlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Jim Dahlberg struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Dick Haegg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woopbongo. In the 24th match minute, Tall Oaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mårten Bruse to maneuver through the defense. Henry Wennerquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Fredriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Tall Oaks getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Mårten Bruse hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes Woopbongo got a freekick which was hit by Gustaf Trillkott. 31 minutes into the match, Tall Oaks's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Lindgren came free, but Dick Haegg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jim Dahlberg in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dick Haegg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute, Johan Mossberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 minutes of play, Tall Oaks's Mårten Bruse made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Wennerquist was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Woopbongo getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Alvar Alberg hit a great ball. Holger Lundhberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Henry Wennerquist made a huge save. Henry Wennerquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mårten Bruse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Åke Sjöström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tall Oaks's supporters rose to their feet, but Åke Sjöström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henry Wennerquist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jim Dahlberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Woopbongo's Jim Dahlberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dick Haegg. Dick Haegg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. A hard shot 59 in the game by Jim Dahlberg from a close distance when the talented Dick Haegg managed to make a qualified save. Tall Oaks's players were relieved. In the 63rd minute, Mårten Bruse ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henry Wennerquist was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Henry Wennerquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mårten Bruse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Anton Fredriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henry Wennerquist. Woopbongo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Fredriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 73rd minute Gustaf Trillkott shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dick Haegg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Tall Oaks's zone, Gustaf Trillkott stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dick Haegg came out of the goal and Gustaf Trillkott tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Woopbongo getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Johan Mossberg hit a great ball. After 84 minutes, Elof Svartengren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tall Oaks and the Woopbongo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tall Oaks's goalkeeper Dick Haegg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of Tall Oaks:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Woopbongo:s goal. When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Woopbongo's Joachim Borre got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Dick Haegg. For all the effort they put into the match, the Woopbongo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tall Oaks.