U18 League

The Dome
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lukas Apelkvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Melker Wållander hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes Haymakers FC got a freekick which was hit by Jan Snell. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Vennerkvist in the 15th minute of play forced Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Stig Brask to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Hammarberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo-Erik Sjöö, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Brask showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Hjeltman in the 19th minute of the match. After 21 minutes Haymakers FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Melker Wållander who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Vennerkvist in the 26th minute of play forced Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Stig Brask to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Marcus Vennerkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Brask saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Lukas Apelkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Hammarberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haymakers FC's Stig Brask played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Hjeltman in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Snedspark IF got a corner. Haymakers FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Melker Wållander ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Snedspark IF's corner Melker Wållander fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Stig Brask quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukas Apelkvist got free with Brian Hammarberg in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute Marcus Vennerkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Brask saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcus Vennerkvist made a kick off. Marcus Vennerkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcus Vennerkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lukas Apelkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Brian Hammarberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Ragnar Dahlqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Snedspark IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haymakers FC the free kick. Ragnar Dahlqvist hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. A collision led to Snedspark IF getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ragnar Dahlqvist hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Lukas Apelkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Hammarberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brian Hammarberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Broman, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Brian Hammarberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarl Granström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brian Hammarberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lukas Apelkvist's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 71stth minute of the game Lukas Apelkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Snedspark IF's Brian Hammarberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brian Hammarberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Apelkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ragnar Dahlqvist was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 74 played minutes Snedspark IF got a freekick which was hit by Ragnar Dahlqvist. Jarl Granström scored 2-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brian Hammarberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kjell Klintæus during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Snedspark IF booed when Haymakers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kjell Klintæus didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Bäcklin charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed George Bäcklin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Snedspark IF's George Bäcklin got a free kick in the 87th minute. Brian Hammarberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo-Erik Sjöö in the 89th minute of the match. Bo-Erik Sjöö hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Haymakers FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.