U18 League

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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21's Sven-Erik Forsberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Erik Forsberg in the 3rd minute of the match. When Håkan Jonsson fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21's protests and gave Håkan Jonsson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Karen FC booed when TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Håkan Jonsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1-0 became the score in the 5th minute when Bon Guidetti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bengt-Åke Smitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Erik Forsberg in the 13th minute of play. Bengt-Åke Smitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zebastian Sigfridsson in the 18th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Karen FC's Bon Guidetti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Verner Holmberg. That made the score 2-1 after 21 minutes of play. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Karl-Michael Andersson hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes, TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21's John Bergkvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Smitt came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21 reached it. In the 27th minute, Zebastian Sigfridsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The nice shot from Bon Guidetti in the 33rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Verner Holmberg had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elof Söderberg in the 36th minute of the match. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Erik Forsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Karen FC booed when TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zebastian Sigfridsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute of the match, Bon Guidetti got a very nice opportunity to score, but Verner Holmberg was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

52 minutes into the match, Bon Guidetti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Verner Holmberg. TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bon Guidetti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 61st minute Bon Guidetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Verner Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zebastian Sigfridsson came free, but Bengt-Åke Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Karl-Michael Andersson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karen FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Bon Guidetti took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Verner Holmberg. Verner Holmberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Bon Guidetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Verner Holmberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, TAMANZEV ACADEMY U21's Carl Isaksson got a free kick in the 80th minute. Chrisostomos Grimsø, 80 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Folke Wennerqvist hit a great ball. Bengt-Åke Smitt acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 88th minute, took the ball on the long shot from William Österberg. Elof Söderberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Bengt-Åke Smitt made a huge save. 95 minutes into the game, Zebastian Sigfridsson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bengt-Åke Smitt. Zebastian Sigfridsson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Karen FC had won after a very even match.