U21 League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Snedspark IF's Peter Brask started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jörn Ekeberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brian Hammarberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Tholsson in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Jörn Ekeberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Edvard Pilgren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Brian Hammarberg. That made the score 2-0 in the 13 minute of play. In the 18th minute Edvard Pilgren 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. Melker Wållander scored 2-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Axel Rydelius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Pilgren in the 21st minute of play forced Snedspark IF's goalkeeper Brian Hammarberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Snedspark IF's Brian Hammarberg got control of the ball when Birger Josefsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Snedspark IF's Brian Hammarberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Snedspark IF from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jörn Ekeberg got free with Brian Hammarberg in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute Peter Brask shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Rydelius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Hans's Axel Rydelius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Bäcklin in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Peter Brask shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Rydelius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brian Hammarberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Pilgren in the 43rd minute of the match. When Marcus Vennerkvist fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Snedspark IF's protests and gave Marcus Vennerkvist a yellow card for diving instead. Marcus Vennerkvist hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edvard Pilgren to strike the kick off in the second half. Brian Hammarberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wictor Termander went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute, Snedspark IF's Ragnar Dahlqvist seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ragnar Dahlqvist the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Snedspark IF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ragnar Dahlqvist had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Snedspark IF's Ragnar Dahlqvist got a free kick in the 61st minute. After some careless play in the Snedspark IF defense, Jörgen Tholsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Brian Hammarberg. The Snedspark IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Brian Hammarberg should have stopped the shot. In the 66thth minute of the game Edvard Pilgren 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. In the 70th match minute, FC Hans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Johan Bagge to maneuver through the defense. Melker Wållander struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Axel Rydelius didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Snedspark IF. 73 minutes into the match, Snedspark IF's goal looked a bit too open when Jörn Ekeberg came free, but Brian Hammarberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Hans's goalkeeper Axel Rydelius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcus Hjeltman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Axel Rydelius having to interfere. Marcus Vennerkvist hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Edvard Pilgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, George Bäcklin 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. Axel Rydelius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Bäcklin in the 85th minute of play. Marcus Hjeltman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brian Hammarberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birger Josefsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 88 minutes into the game, one of FC Hans:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Snedspark IF a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Melker Wållander, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Hans's Axel Rydelius. 5-2. Peter Brask charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Brask the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Peter Brask hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Wictor Termander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hans's zone, Marcus Hjeltman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Axel Rydelius came out of the goal and Marcus Hjeltman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Hans had won after a very even match.