League

Troja
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Medelpad U21's Anthon Vestberg got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Troja's Torgny Lang shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Karl-Magnus Strömqvist but with some difficulty. Daniele Piccoli hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Karl-Michael Granberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rutger Beneth in the 12th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Medelpad U21 got a freekick which was hit by Julian Kisiel. Daniele Piccoli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Karl-Magnus Strömqvist made a huge save. After 18 minutes of play, Medelpad U21's Rutger Beneth made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karl-Michael Granberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute, Manny Gol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Medelpad U21 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomer Tashara in the 31st minute of play forced Medelpad U21's goalkeeper Karl-Magnus Strömqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Troja's Karl-Michael Granberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rutger Beneth in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rdth minute of the game Manny Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Troja's Karl-Michael Granberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 36th play minutes Manny Gol shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Karl-Michael Granberg and just under the crossbar into goal. Karl-Michael Granberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rutger Beneth in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manny Gol was the one to do the kick off. Rutger Beneth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Karl-Michael Granberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Magnus Strömqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Piccoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erland Mellin's late challenge caught a Medelpad U21's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erland Mellin helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Troja got a freekick which was hit by Erland Mellin. Medelpad U21's Rutger Beneth got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tomer Tashara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute Daniele Piccoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Magnus Strömqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Magnus Strömqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomer Tashara in the 66th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes Medelpad U21 got a freekick which was hit by Christoffer Alrot. Daniele Piccoli struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Karl-Magnus Strömqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Troja. Karl-Michael Granberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manny Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Rutger Beneth in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Karl-Michael Granberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 83 minutes into the game, Manny Gol recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Karl-Michael Granberg. Manny Gol showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. A collision led to Troja getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Daniele Piccoli hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Medelpad U21 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.