U18 League

HEDONISM ARENA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ingmar Haström got the match started through his kick off. Ingmar Haström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 6thth minute, Karl-Johan Åkerström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Lennart Lundhberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute Ingmar Haström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Åkerström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Pauliström's Karl-Johan Åkerström got control of the ball when Ingmar Haström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Johan Larsson charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johan Larsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pauliström getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Johan Larsson hit a great ball. Ingmar Haström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Karl-Johan Åkerström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jim Rang's late challenge caught a Pauliström's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jim Rang helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute Ingmar Haström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Åkerström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Åke Lang hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute of the match Lennart Lundhberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikael Rudqvist showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ingmar Haström sped through Pauliström's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Karl-Johan Åkerström. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lennart Lundhberg was the one to do the kick off. Ingmar Haström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Karl-Johan Åkerström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jörgen Hammarberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Mikael Rudqvist made a huge save. Karl-Johan Åkerström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingmar Haström in the 60th minute of the match. Jörgen Hammarberg hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Rune Bagge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th minute, Karl-Åke Lang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sigvard Bagge during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 70 played minutes HEDONISM U18 got a freekick which was hit by Sigvard Bagge. Mikael Rudqvist acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lennart Lundhberg. HEDONISM U18's Ingmar Haström got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ingmar Haström in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Johan Åkerström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Pauliström's Benjamin Löfgren got a free kick in the 78th minute. After having played for 79 minutes, Rune Bagge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HEDONISM U18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rune Bagge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Jim Rang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göran Jakobsson kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When Jörgen Hammarberg fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pauliström's protests and gave Jörgen Hammarberg a yellow card for diving instead. 89 minutes into the match, Frank Utfal notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Pauliström's Karl-Johan Åkerström. Karl-Johan Åkerström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. During the 92nd minute of the match Jörgen Hammarberg completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jörgen Hammarberg a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. When the referee ended the match the HEDONISM U18 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.