U18 League

Faraway Field
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernst Holmberg in the 5th minute of play forced Lost Boys Sports Academy's goalkeeper Per Landin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nils Bergström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Melin made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Nils Bergström sent off a good shot on target. Tommy Melin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nils Bergström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Per Landin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svante Bröms in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th play minute Nils Bergström came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tommy Melin. 2-0. A collision led to Lost Boys Sports Academy getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Conny Lindblom hit a great ball. Juoksengi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Nils Bergström scored to the left of an out of position Tommy Melin, making the score, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Nils Bergström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lost Boys Sports Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Nils Bergström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Melin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lost Boys Sports Academy's attentive Lucas Vennerberg managed to snatch the ball when Niclas Petersson made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. In the 37th minute, Nils Bergström 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. Nils Bergström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Tommy Melin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Nils Bergström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Svante Bröms to make the kick off. Tommy Melin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils Bergström's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Nils Bergström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juoksengi's Tommy Melin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sven-Edvin Hagström charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sven-Edvin Hagström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sven-Edvin Hagström hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Rikard Månsson kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Juoksengi's Greger Nordin was substituted for Erland Giöck. Juoksengi's Kjell Persson was substituted for Ernst Holmberg. In the 65th minute, Rikard Månsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nils Bergström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 69th minute Nils Bergström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Melin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Hökqvist's late challenge caught a Lost Boys Sports Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jon Hökqvist helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jon Hökqvist hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Lost Boys Sports Academy's goalkeeper Per Landin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svante Bröms. 79 minutes into the match, Sven-Edvin Hagström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Melin. Juoksengi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven-Edvin Hagström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Tommy Melin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Bergström, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, Sven-Edvin Hagström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Melin was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. 94 minutes into the match, Juoksengi's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Bergström came free, but Tommy Melin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Erik Molin fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juoksengi's protests and gave Erik Molin a yellow card for diving instead. Lost Boys Sports Academy's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.