U18 League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bengt Sandell got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Bengt Sandell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13thth minute of the game Karl Mårtensson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Reds's Joar Kuse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Mårtensson in the 20th minute of play forced The Reds's goalkeeper Joar Kuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joar Kuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Mårtensson in the 27th minute of the match. Dan Falk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 30 minutes of play, Jörlanda's Karl Mårtensson made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joar Kuse was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the game, Bengt Sandell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Reds's Mårten Stabbe managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Joacim Löfgren in the 42 minute of the game. Mark Kolberg's late challenge caught a The Reds's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mark Kolberg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Jörlanda's Mark Kolberg got a free kick in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Karl Mårtensson made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, The Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Falk came free, but Joar Kuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Reds's Bengt Sandell got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Reds's Bengt Sandell got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Sandell in the 69th minute of play forced Jörlanda's goalkeeper Sven-Oskar Strömberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Karl Mårtensson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jörlanda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl Mårtensson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, The Reds's Egil Kilstedt got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes in the game Mårten Stabbe did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jimmie Alebäck. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Karl Mårtensson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jörlanda's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl Mårtensson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joar Kuse breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the game, Stig Lindgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Reds's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jörlanda the free kick. Stig Lindgren kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. A hard shot by Sebastian Dalberg from long distance, 87 minutes into the match, got Joar Kuse's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Karl Mårtensson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Joar Kuse made a huge save. When Stig Broberg fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Reds's protests and gave Stig Broberg a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes The Reds got a freekick which was hit by Stig Broberg. The Jörlanda players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.