U18 League

The Lodge
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Anton Fredriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anders Martinsson having to interfere. With a little luck, Shqiponja FC's Anders Martinsson got control of the ball when Holger Lundhberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bo Lindsten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Anders Martinsson made a huge save. Dick Haegg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Karlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Anders Martinsson made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Elof Svartengren sent off a good shot on target. Anders Martinsson was a little too slow when Mårten Bruse got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Anders Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Fredriksson in the 26th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Tall Oaks's Holger Lundhberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Anders Martinsson. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. Anders Martinsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mårten Bruse in the 34th minute. In the 35th match minute, Tall Oaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Sillén to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukas Ek in the 36th minute of play forced Tall Oaks's goalkeeper Dick Haegg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Ivan Karlsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shqiponja FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Anders Martinsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After 45 minutes, Holger Lundhberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tall Oaks and the Shqiponja FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tall Oaks getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Holger Lundhberg hit a great ball. Dick Haegg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Karlsson in the 46th minute of the match. Sven Sillén kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

After 53 minutes of play, Shqiponja FC's Richard Hammarström made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dick Haegg was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Elof Svartengren in the 57th minute of play forced Shqiponja FC's goalkeeper Anders Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Åke Sjöström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tall Oaks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shqiponja FC the free kick. After 59 played minutes Tall Oaks got a freekick which was hit by Åke Sjöström. In the 61st minute, Åke Sjöström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shqiponja FC's Anders Martinsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elof Svartengren in the 66th minute of play. If Elof Svartengren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute Anton Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Martinsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anders Martinsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Shqiponja FC's Anders Martinsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mårten Bruse in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Olle Björkdahl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shqiponja FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olle Björkdahl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anders Martinsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elof Svartengren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anders Martinsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mårten Bruse in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Fredriksson in the 84th minute of play forced Shqiponja FC's goalkeeper Anders Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Martinsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Sjöström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Anton Fredriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anders Martinsson. Shqiponja FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Fredriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 97th minute Ivan Karlsson 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. The supporters of Shqiponja FC booed when Tall Oaks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Holger Lundhberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee ended the match the Tall Oaks players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.