U21 League

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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arvid Åberg kicked off to start the match. Eric Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Bennet in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13thth minute of the game Andreas Åhlberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Protegéerna's Holger Johnsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Björnlunda IF's Andreas Åhlberg made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Holger Johnsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 17 played minutes Protegéerna got a freekick which was hit by Kristoffer Kock. Stefan Hjortsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Stefan Hjortsberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Protegéerna's Kristoffer Kock quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 26 minutes into the game, Kristoffer Kock cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Eric Olofsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Holger Johnsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andreas Åhlberg went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Holger Johnsson made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Arvid Åberg sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roy Bennet made a kick off. Roy Bennet's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eric Olofsson firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Kristoffer Kock managed to get in a good position for a shot. Protegéerna's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristoffer Kock was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Olofsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Protegéerna defense, Arvid Åberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Holger Johnsson. The Protegéerna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Holger Johnsson should have stopped the shot. In the 66th minute, Andreas Åhlberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Björnlunda IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Protegéerna's Holger Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Åhlberg in the 72nd minute of play. Eric Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo-Erik Springfält in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Åhlberg in the 77th minute of play forced Protegéerna's goalkeeper Holger Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roy Bennet got free with Eric Olofsson in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eric Olofsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roy Bennet in the 93rd minute. Protegéerna made a substitution. Charlie Apelquist replaced Alexander Lundström. Protegéerna's Roy Gallberg was substituted for Roy Bennet. For all the effort they put into the match, the Protegéerna players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Björnlunda IF.