U21 League

DAT arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henry Alebäck got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Frykberg during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Lars Frykberg. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Lars Frykberg got a free kick in the 10th minute. Dennis Siggman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henry Alebäck's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The supporters of Republic of Jämtland booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Frykberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Mean Machine fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Mean Machine's Henry Alebäck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Republic of Jämtland's goalkeeper Dennis Siggman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Krister Thedin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 46 minutes, Henry Alebäck made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Republic of Jämtland's Dennis Siggman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The audience was convinced that Henry Alebäck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Siggman was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 65thth minute of the game Henry Alebäck who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Republic of Jämtland's Dennis Siggman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dennis Siggman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Alebäck in the 69th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Henry Alebäck got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Krister Thedin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Siggman having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Lars Frykberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evert Sjöström kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mean Machine! After a defensive mix-up in Republic of Jämtland's zone, Henry Alebäck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Siggman came out of the goal and Henry Alebäck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kasper Juhlin struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Casper Kleen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Republic of Jämtland. Casper Kleen came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Republic of Jämtland's Jörn Sjöö. But to his dismay, Jörn Sjöö quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The Republic of Jämtland fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mean Machine were clearly better and deserved to take the win.