U18 League

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Joel Västerberg made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingemar Dahlman in the 3rd minute of play forced Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Kristian Sillén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Ninjas FK defense, Joseph Frisk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Sillén. The Ninjas FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Sillén should have stopped the shot. After 7 played minutes FK Ekebo got a freekick which was hit by Andréas Ivarsson. With his leg Philip Mattsson managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Ninjas FK's Torsten Kiempe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Torsten Kiempe made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 17thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Philip Mattsson would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. When Joakim Arvidsson fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ninjas FK's protests and gave Joakim Arvidsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, Joakim Arvidsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristian Sillén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Frisk in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, FK Ekebo's Ingemar Dahlman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristian Sillén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jens-Åke Svanberg hit a great ball. In the 31st minute Joel Västerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Sillén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torsten Kiempe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Philip Mattsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, FK Ekebo's Philip Mattsson got control of the ball when Ture Öberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Philip Mattsson made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Torsten Kiempe sent off a good shot on target. Kristian Sillén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Frisk in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

FK Ekebo's Philip Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Arvidsson in the 54th minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, Ninjas FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bo-Erik Dusett to maneuver through the defense. Ninjas FK's Kristian Sillén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Västerberg in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Joel Västerberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Sillén. Ninjas FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Västerberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 84th minute there was a penalty for Ninjas FK. Torsten Kiempe stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Philip Mattsson. 1-4. Kristian Sillén was a little too slow when Joel Västerberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 1-5. Joakim Arvidsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FK Ekebo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.