U23 League

HB Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christer Kjellberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sven-Erik Ivarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Kjellberg in the 2nd minute of the match. Nils-Erik Juhlin hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute of the match Nils-Erik Bengtsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sven-Erik Ivarsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christer Kjellberg in the 8th minute of play forced Heavy Balls FC's goalkeeper Sven-Erik Ivarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Erik Ivarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christer Kjellberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heavy Balls FC's Sven-Erik Ivarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Kjellberg in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Joel Nordin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven-Erik Ivarsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christer Kjellberg's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Sven-Erik Ivarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Björklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Team Rocco's Marcus Klint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paşa Bollen in the 19th minute of play. Paşa Bollen succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 19th playminute. Sten Lundin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sven-Erik Ivarsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 24 minutes of play, Team Rocco's Sten Lundin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Erik Ivarsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felix Grubb kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Sven-Erik Ivarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Björklund in the 33rd minute of play. Paşa Bollen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Marcus Klint tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Björklund in the 37th minute of play forced Heavy Balls FC's goalkeeper Sven-Erik Ivarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Joakim Björklund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Team Rocco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Heavy Balls FC the free kick. Joakim Björklund hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Marcus Klint acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 46th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nils-Erik Juhlin. After having played for 47 minutes, Paşa Bollen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Heavy Balls FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paşa Bollen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paşa Bollen to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Heavy Balls FC defense, Nils-Erik Bengtsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Erik Ivarsson. The Heavy Balls FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Erik Ivarsson should have stopped the shot. After having played for 59 minutes, Jimmie Björk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Team Rocco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jimmie Björk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Joakim Björklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Heavy Balls FC's Sven-Erik Ivarsson got control of the ball when Joakim Björklund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jimmie Björk kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Christer Kjellberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sven-Erik Ivarsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nils-Erik Bengtsson in the 74th minute. When Team Rocco's Christer Kjellberg in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Heavy Balls FC's goalie prevented a goal. Sven-Erik Ivarsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joakim Björklund showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 77 minute of play. Sten Lundin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Erik Ivarsson having to interfere. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Heavy Balls FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Erik Juhlin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Team Rocco's Christer Kjellberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sven-Erik Ivarsson. That made the score 1-4 after 82 minutes of play. In the 84th minute, Nils-Erik Bengtsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 87 minutes into the game, Joakim Björklund recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sven-Erik Ivarsson. Joakim Björklund showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Sven-Erik Ivarsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joakim Björklund in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute, Nils-Erik Bengtsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Team Rocco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. When the final whistle sounded Team Rocco left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Heavy Balls FC.