U21 League

Järbo-vallen
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aloísio Lendaa started the match with the kick off. Johan Rudberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aloísio Lendaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 24th minute Bertil Andreasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johan Rudberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Osvald Arvidsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Börje Albohm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Dräger charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Dräger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Baxters Boys got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Dräger. Johan Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio Lendaa in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Baxters Boys's Bertil Andreasson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johan Rudberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 36 minutes into the match, Kevin Skarkman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johan Rudberg. Järbo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kevin Skarkman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 44th minute, Kevin Skarkman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 47 minutes into the match, Bertil Andreasson notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Järbo's Johan Rudberg. Johan Rudberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Baxters Boys were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jay-Jay Westerlund to strike the kick off in the second half. If Bertil Andreasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jonas Broman fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Järbo's protests and gave Jonas Broman a yellow card for diving instead. Jonas Broman hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Johan Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Skarkman in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Järbo's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Lendaa came free, but Johan Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johan Rudberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Andreasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Järbo's goal looked a bit too open when Bertil Andreasson came free, but Johan Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johan Rudberg didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 69th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. Johan Rudberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aloísio Lendaa in the 73rd minute. Johan Rudberg made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Kevin Skarkman sent off a good shot on target. Johan Rudberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Andreasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Bertil Andreasson charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bertil Andreasson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bertil Andreasson kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Johan Rudberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Skarkman in the 85th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jim Dahlquist in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johan Rudberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Baxters Boys's Kevin Skarkman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Johan Rudberg. That made the score 1-6 after 96 minutes of play. The Järbo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Baxters Boys were clearly better and deserved to take the win.