U18 League

Bondestadion
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Blackjacks's Marcus Engström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Blackjacks getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jonatan Hult hit a great ball. Sverker Sjöö came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by I Rossoneri's Malte Ahlerot. But to his dismay, Malte Ahlerot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Åke Alin hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malte Ahlerot in the 11th minute of play forced Blackjacks's goalkeeper Sverker Sjöö to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Almir Diamanti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sverker Sjöö was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Koch in the 18th minute of play forced Blackjacks's goalkeeper Sverker Sjöö to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Almir Diamanti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Sjöö saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malte Ahlerot in the 23rd minute of play forced Blackjacks's goalkeeper Sverker Sjöö to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Blackjacks getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Sören Stolpe hit a great ball. After 29 played minutes I Rossoneri got a freekick which was hit by Almir Diamanti. 33 minutes into the match, Blackjacks's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Koch came free, but Sverker Sjöö reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Almir Diamanti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Sjöö saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 minutes I Rossoneri's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bengt Nordgren who took care of the corner kick. Marcus Engström made a great header on Blackjacks's corner, it was just that I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 45th minute, Åke Alin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Malte Ahlerot made a kick off. Leonard Arvidsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Sverker Sjöö tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sverker Sjöö took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir Diamanti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56thth minute of the game Malte Ahlerot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blackjacks's Sverker Sjöö was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 59th minute Malte Ahlerot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Sjöö saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Marcus Engström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Sören Stolpe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blackjacks's supporters rose to their feet, but Sören Stolpe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Haraldsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Blackjacks's Stig-Arne Dalström got a free kick in the 65th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Blackjacks's zone, Malte Ahlerot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sverker Sjöö came out of the goal and Malte Ahlerot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Richard Haraldsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Engström, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Richard Haraldsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Engström in the 77th minute of play. After 78 minutes, Sivert Stabbe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the I Rossoneri and the Blackjacks players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sivert Stabbe kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st match minute, I Rossoneri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Arvidsson to maneuver through the defense. When Mårten Löfdahl fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blackjacks's protests and gave Mårten Löfdahl a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, Blackjacks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mårten Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malte Ahlerot during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Malte Ahlerot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Blackjacks's goalkeeper Sverker Sjöö had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sivert Stabbe. The supporters of I Rossoneri booed when Blackjacks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Engström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blackjacks's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Malte Ahlerot scored to the left of an out of position Sverker Sjöö, making the score, 0-4. The Blackjacks fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. I Rossoneri were clearly better and deserved to take the win.