U18 League

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Fabian Rydelius hit a great ball. If Ragnar Johnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute Marc Eklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billy Pihl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thor Månsson hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Douglas Vacker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jens-Ove Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Salqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Magnus Tham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jens-Ove Åkesson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Wester, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Jens-Ove Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Wester in the 36th minute of the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Valentin Salqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zlatan BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Salqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Jens-Ove Ekberg notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Zlatan BK's Billy Pihl. Billy Pihl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valentin Salqvist in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jens-Ove Åkesson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Lars Örtlund came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Zlatan BK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lars Örtlund couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the game, Alexander Hedkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Di Röe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zlatan BK the free kick. In the 54th match minute, Di Röe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Hedkvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Jens-Åke Josefsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zlatan BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Zlatan BK's Arne Mager was substituted for Lars Örtlund. Zlatan BK's Kjell Bergendahl was substituted for Edvin Markusson. Jens-Åke Josefsson scored 2-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jens-Ove Åkesson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute Valentin Salqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Kielberg charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jon Kielberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Zlatan BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Kielberg to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes of play, Zlatan BK's Jens-Åke Josefsson made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jens-Ove Åkesson was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Arne Mager had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the match, Di Röe's Jens-Ove Ekberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Billy Pihl narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Jens-Åke Josefsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Di Röe players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Zlatan BK.