U18 League

Gruvan
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Markus Holmgren started the match with the kick off. Claes Wennersten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvald Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The Skates's Osvald Albom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save The Skates from getting a goal against them. After 10 played minutes The Skates got a freekick which was hit by Ingemar Morat. Osvald Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralf Skröder, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 17th match minute, Hammarby Gård was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Alrot to maneuver through the defense. When Rickard Håning came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the The Skates 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 Rickard Håning couldn't finish the play. Markus Holmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Osvald Albom made a huge save. In the 22nd minute, Hammarby Gård's Ralf Skröder dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 38thth minute of the game Jens-Åke Wennerquist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Skates's Osvald Albom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Osvald Albom successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 42 minutes into the match, The Skates's goalkeeper Osvald Albom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Markus Holmgren. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rickard Håning made a kick off. After 53 played minutes Hammarby Gård got a freekick which was hit by Per-Erik Jansson. A collision led to Hammarby Gård getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Markus Holmgren hit a great ball. Malcolm Jakobsson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Douglas Stenkvist. Osvald Albom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Åke Wennerquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens-Åke Wennerquist hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Osvald Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralf Skröder, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Markus Holmgren took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Osvald Albom. Osvald Albom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 72 minutes into the match, The Skates's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Holmgren came free, but Osvald Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute of the match, Rickard Håning tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Malcolm Jakobsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Osvald Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Åke Wennerquist in the 76th minute of play. Malcolm Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Håning in the 77th minute of the match. Osvald Albom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Holmgren in the 79th minute of the match. Douglas Stenkvist's late challenge caught a Hammarby Gård's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Douglas Stenkvist helped the player get up and apologised. 84 minutes into the match, The Skates's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Holmgren came free, but Osvald Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claes Wennersten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Oskar Enegren fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hammarby Gård's protests and gave Oskar Enegren a yellow card for diving instead. After 87 played minutes Hammarby Gård got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Enegren. The Skates's Rickard Håning got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Malcolm Jakobsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Fågel in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 played minutes The Skates got a freekick which was hit by Rickard Håning. Jens-Åke Wennerquist hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hammarby Gård's Oskar Enegren got a free kick in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Skates players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hammarby Gård.