U18 League

Krutdurken
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Östensson kicked off to start the match. Axel Östensson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Karl-Magnus Lilja made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Fusk&Bygg AB's zone, Axel Östensson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Magnus Lilja came out of the goal and Axel Östensson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 25 minutes, Allan Björkkvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cash Is King and the Fusk&Bygg AB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcus Pilblad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoffer Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Christoffer Ek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Pilblad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 played minutes Fusk&Bygg AB got a freekick which was hit by Tom Fagrell. Christoffer Ek scored 1-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Pilblad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Christoffer Ek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fusk&Bygg AB's supporters rose to their feet, but Christoffer Ek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Pilblad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th minute Christoffer Ek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Pilblad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Dahlberg's late challenge caught a Fusk&Bygg AB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonas Dahlberg helped the player get up and apologised. Jonas Dahlberg hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christoffer Ek was the one to do the kick off. Marcus Pilblad made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Tom Fagrell sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute, Christoffer Ek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fusk&Bygg AB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Marcus Pilblad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoffer Ek in the 70th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Cash Is King:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fusk&Bygg AB:s goal. Cash Is King:s Marcus Pilblad showed great skill when he stopped Christoffer Ek:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Ek in the 79th minute of play forced Cash Is King's goalkeeper Marcus Pilblad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Fusk&Bygg AB booed when Cash Is King was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leif Skålberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Cash Is King's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tom Fagrell fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cash Is King's Marcus Pilblad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoffer Ek in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Cash Is King's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Ferm came free, but Marcus Pilblad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Cash Is King was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Hamberg to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Ferm in the 89th minute of play forced Cash Is King's goalkeeper Marcus Pilblad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cash Is King's Axel Östensson got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cash Is King's Axel Östensson got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karl-Magnus Lilja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Östensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Cash Is King fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Fusk&Bygg AB were clearly better and deserved to take the win.