U18 League

City Network Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eric Lindblom took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hallands Riviera's Philip Bergman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Lindblom in the 3rd minute of play. Hallands Riviera's Philip Bergman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Lindblom in the 4th minute of play. After some careless play in the Hallands Riviera defense, Eric Lindblom kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Philip Bergman. The Hallands Riviera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Philip Bergman should have stopped the shot. 12 minutes into the game, Verner Svanström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hallands Riviera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meadow Village the free kick. Malte Haegg hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Henry Vall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Bogren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hallands Riviera's Gilbert Bogren managed to work through Meadow Village's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Gilbert Bogren dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Eric Lindblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th match minute, Meadow Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Meadow Village's Otto Hermansson got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Hallands Riviera's Philip Bergman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Hermansson in the 38th minute of play. Philip Bergman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertil Hake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valter Eklund was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hallands Riviera getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Magnus Lind hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Otto Hermansson in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Philip Bergman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henning Deckbergh charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henning Deckbergh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Otto Hermansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Philip Bergman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Lindblom came free, but Philip Bergman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eric Lindblom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, Meadow Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Albom to maneuver through the defense. Linus Vallman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Henry Vall. Meadow Village's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Henry Vall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henning Deckbergh, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Verner Svanström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Meadow Village booed when Hallands Riviera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Galle didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Eric Lindblom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philip Bergman was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Otto Hermansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Lindblom was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 87th minute. Meadow Village's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 90th minute, Eric Lindblom 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Otto Hermansson got free with Philip Bergman in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Meadow Village's Eric Lindblom got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Meadow Village's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.