U18 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bengt-Arne Stabbe made the kick off which started today's match. Tim Billing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonny Sundberg in the 3rd minute. Here Comes the Hammer's Andy Klemensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Arne Stabbe in the 5th minute of play. Andy Klemensson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt-Arne Stabbe's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonny Sundberg got free with Tim Billing in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Grönlund in the 10th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Tim Billing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tim Billing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Åkerman in the 12th minute of the match. Tim Billing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Åkerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas Hellgren to maneuver through the defense. Tobias Åkerman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tim Billing came out and tried to block the shot, but Tobias Åkerman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. In the 25th minute, Kent Grönlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Here Comes the Hammer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 28 minutes into the match, AIF's goalkeeper Tim Billing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fritz Vedholm. In the 32nd minute Bengt-Arne Stabbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andy Klemensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Stabbe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Andy Klemensson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, AIF's Gert Kjellbom got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Joakim Torstensson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tim Billing showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 42 minutes of play, Here Comes the Hammer's Jonny Sundberg made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tim Billing was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Åkerman came free, but Tim Billing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tobias Åkerman to make the kick off. In the 52nd play minute Gert Kjellbom came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Andy Klemensson. 3-2. AIF's Tim Billing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonny Sundberg in the 58th minute of play. Tim Billing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Åkerman in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Bengt-Arne Stabbe fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 64thth minute of the game Jonny Sundberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AIF's Tim Billing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jonas Ståhlman hit a great ball. In the 67th minute André Levander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Billing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Here Comes the Hammer's Jonny Sundberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tim Billing made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. 76 minutes into the match, Jonny Sundberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tim Billing. AIF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonny Sundberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Gert Kjellbom succeeded in the game's 79th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-3. The supporters of Here Comes the Hammer booed when AIF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingmar Brask didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bengt-Arne Stabbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Here Comes the Hammer's Andy Klemensson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Here Comes the Hammer from getting a goal against them. Viktor Pilgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Andy Klemensson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tim Billing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Åkerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 94th match minute, AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktor Pilgren to maneuver through the defense. Here Comes the Hammer were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AIF for a fine match.