U18 League

Billesholm
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan-Ove Gustafsson got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Bergqvist in the 3rd minute of play forced Woopbongo's goalkeeper Henry Wennerquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Michael Åhlberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henry Wennerquist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karl-Michael Åhlberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Woopbongo's Henry Wennerquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Åhlberg in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Jan-Ove Gustafsson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Billesholm's Dan Lagerberg. Dan Lagerberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Adrian Bergqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Melker Barck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 22nd play minutes Karl-Michael Åhlberg shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Henry Wennerquist and just under the crossbar into goal. When %teams%'s Karl-Michael Åhlberg was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-1 just inside the left pole, 27 minutes into the game. Henry Wennerquist was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Dan Lagerberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Ove Gustafsson went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Henry Wennerquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Bergqvist in the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Billesholm's Karl-Michael Åhlberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Dan Lagerberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulf Lindgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Adrian Bergqvist dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Henry Wennerquist, 4-2. 48 minutes into the match, Adrian Bergqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henry Wennerquist. Woopbongo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrian Bergqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-2 at half-time.

After 60 minutes, Karl-Michael Åhlberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Billesholm and the Woopbongo players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Billesholm getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Karl-Michael Åhlberg hit a great ball. A collision led to Billesholm getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Karl-Michael Åhlberg hit a great ball. Dan Lagerberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Ove Gustafsson in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, Billesholm's Jan Fagerberg got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 76th minute of the match Stig-Ove Odman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henry Wennerquist skillfully saved the ball. Stefan Snell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Dan Lagerberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 93rd minute, Billesholm's Jakob Fagerberg seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jakob Fagerberg the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Billesholm protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jakob Fagerberg had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Billesholm! Dan Lagerberg had in the 96thth minute some difficulties stopping Ulf Lindgren's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 5-3 came in the 96th minute when Ulf Lindgren all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Dan Lagerberg.