U18 League

Herb Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Kent Valler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melker Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Karl-Johan Bagge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 14 minutes, Christoffer Utter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Hans's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christoffer Utter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Christoffer Utter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kent Valler. ⒻC SⓌAG's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christoffer Utter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Eric Hermansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Valler having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Åke Lundgren in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kent Valler saved ⒻC SⓌAG from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Åke Lundgren in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kent Valler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute, ⒻC SⓌAG's Henning Snäll dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henning Snäll to make the kick off. Christoffer Utter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Valler having to interfere. Kent Valler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Hermansson in the 59th minute of the match. Eric Hermansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Kent Valler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ⒻC SⓌAG's attentive Johannes Wahlnäs managed to snatch the ball when Mark Magnusson made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. FC Hans's Kurt Mager played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Snäll in the 64th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Hans's Melker Almkvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kent Valler. That made the score 1-3 after 66 minutes of play. If Melker Almkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 72 in the game by Melker Almkvist from a close distance when the talented Kent Valler managed to make a qualified save. ⒻC SⓌAG's players were relieved. If Henning Snäll had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melker Almkvist in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kent Valler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Hans's Melker Almkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, FC Hans's Kent Valler threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Melker Almkvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. FC Hans's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.