U18 League

Schmeissenburg Pit
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mats-Olof Rubarth started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Wictor Adelsköld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Brandt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Brandt made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Stellan Kielberg sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Palmer in the 15th minute of play forced Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper John Brandt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, John Brandt successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Eddie Billvall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats-Olof Rubarth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Brandt came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Schmeissen FC's Brian Hellqvist. But to his dismay, Brian Hellqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. David Palmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Brandt having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper John Brandt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stellan Kielberg. In the 37th match minute, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herman Falkrantz to maneuver through the defense. John Brandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stellan Kielberg in the 39th minute of the match. John Brandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Palmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brian Hellqvist got free with John Brandt in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Michael Baba Brundin hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. John Brandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stellan Kielberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Palmer was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Herman Falkrantz. In the 54th minute, Valdemar Blom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wictor Adelsköld in the 57th minute of play. Brian Hellqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. John Brandt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. John Brandt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Palmer in the 61st minute of play. Eddie Billvall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ian Ekström in the 68th minute. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stellan Kielberg in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Palmer in the 77th minute of play forced Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper John Brandt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Schmeissen FC made a substitution. Lukas Siggman replaced Axel Beck. In the 79th minute, one of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd:s John Brandt showed great skill when he stopped David Palmer:s penalty. John Brandt came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Schmeissen FC's David Palmer. But to his dismay, David Palmer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 85 minutes into the match, Schmeissen FC's goalkeeper Eddie Billvall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herman Falkrantz. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Sven-Ove Berggren got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. David Palmer scored 3-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of John Brandt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Schmeissen FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.