U21 League

Quality Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcus Vollander started the match with the kick off. When Jerry Berggren fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nordic Union's protests and gave Jerry Berggren a yellow card for diving instead. Jerry Berggren kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Marcus Vollander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nordic Union's Mats Ekeroth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 9 minutes into the game, FC Momlinho's Marcus Vollander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mats Ekeroth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 17th minute, Boris Pihlgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, Kristian Hägert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute of the match Einar Jansson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mats Ekeroth skillfully saved the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Nordic Union's Elliott Möllgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erland Fågel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Mats Ekeroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Örtendahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Jerry Berggren kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Vollander in the 29th minute of play forced Nordic Union's goalkeeper Mats Ekeroth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sven-Arne Örtendahl came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the FC Momlinho fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sven-Arne Örtendahl couldn't finish the play. Marcus Vollander might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mats Ekeroth. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcus Vollander ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, Marcus Vollander notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Nordic Union's Mats Ekeroth. Mats Ekeroth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 46th minute, Boris Pihlgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Simon Hellström made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Nordic Union's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Örn came free, but Mats Ekeroth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 52 minutes into the game, Bertil Berg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nordic Union's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Momlinho the free kick. After 52 played minutes Nordic Union got a freekick which was hit by Bertil Berg. In the 53rd minute, Sven-Arne Örtendahl 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. With a little luck, Nordic Union's Mats Ekeroth got control of the ball when Marcus Vollander tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcus Vollander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Ekeroth having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Hellström in the 60th minute of play forced FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Erland Fågel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mats Ekeroth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Arne Örtendahl in the 64th minute of the match. Nordic Union's Mats Ekeroth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Arne Örtendahl in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marcus Vollander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mats Ekeroth was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Nordic Union's Mats Ekeroth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Nordic Union from getting a goal against them. 1-3 became the score in the 75th minute when Sven-Arne Örtendahl elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Momlinho's Marcus Vollander slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mats Ekeroth. That made the score 1-4 after 79 minutes of play. Sven-Arne Örtendahl struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Mats Ekeroth didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Momlinho. In the 84th minute, FC Momlinho's Sven-Arne Örtendahl dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. After having played for 88 minutes, Elliott Möllgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nordic Union's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elliott Möllgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to FC Momlinho getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Kalle Nordstedt hit a great ball. After having played for 91 minutes, Simon Hellström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nordic Union's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simon Hellström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 93 minutes, Marcus Vollander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Momlinho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus Vollander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Momlinho's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.