U23 League

Margaretaplatsen
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robin Henriksson started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Melker Bark cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sören Målare was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th match minute, Hockeysnubbarnas BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ted Lindström to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goal looked a bit too open when Melker Bark came free, but Sören Målare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sören Målare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Waller in the 17th minute of play. Sören Målare made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Christian Waller sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goal looked a bit too open when Fredric Collin came free, but Sören Målare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes of play, Al-Norr's Christian Waller made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sören Målare was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sören Målare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melker Bark, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Egon Sundström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 38 minutes of play, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Robin Henriksson made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egon Sundström was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Sören Målare got control of the ball when Samuel Bengtsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 46th minute of the game Gustaf Fagrell made a throw-in which Christian Waller played forward. 47 minutes into the game, Johnny Widberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al-Norr the free kick. Johnny Widberg hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fredric Collin made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Al-Norr's zone, Hong Unge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egon Sundström came out of the goal and Hong Unge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Fredric Collin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sören Målare. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredric Collin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Sören Målare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melker Bark in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Samuel Bengtsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sören Målare. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samuel Bengtsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Egon Sundström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hong Unge went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Michel Bergendahl received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Egon Sundström came out and tried to block the shot, but Michel Bergendahl slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 75th minute. Sören Målare didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Melker Bark went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-4 was the resulting score. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Sören Målare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melker Bark in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Al-Norr's Christian Waller nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sören Målare made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-4. Gunnar Nordahl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Christian Waller notched a goal, 7-4, to the right of Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Sören Målare. Sören Målare was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Al-Norr's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.