U23 League

Grusplan
Spectators: 173 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nedko Tzokev started the match with the kick off. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Erik Holmgren in the 5th minute of play. Ismael Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingemar Stålman, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Ismael Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingemar Stålman in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Orvar Stenquist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hermanö Oilers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 11th minute, Anton Mattsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ismael Negri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Weldon Myrick hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Plan B's Ismael Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingemar Stålman in the 17th minute of play. After some careless play in the Plan B defense, Anton Mattsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Negri. The Plan B fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Negri should have stopped the shot. Ismael Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingemar Stålman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Erik Holmgren in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Plan B's Weldon Myrick got a free kick in the 37th minute. Al Capone took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ismael Negri. Plan B's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ismael Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orvar Stenquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Al Capone hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Sonny Åkesson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ingemar Stålman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ingemar Stålman. Hermanö Oilers's Sonny Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedko Tzokev in the 57th minute of play. After some careless play in the Hermanö Oilers defense, Nedko Tzokev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sonny Åkesson. The Hermanö Oilers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sonny Åkesson should have stopped the shot. Ulf Lundblad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonny Åkesson having to interfere. Plan B's Ismael Negri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Plan B from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stig-Ove Abrahamsson during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th match minute, Plan B was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig-Ove Abrahamsson to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Nedko Tzokev notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Hermanö Oilers's Sonny Åkesson. Sonny Åkesson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kurt Arenberg kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nikkinen in the 77th minute of play forced Hermanö Oilers's goalkeeper Sonny Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Hermanö Oilers's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Nikkinen came free, but Sonny Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Bennvar Nikkinen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sonny Åkesson. Hermanö Oilers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bennvar Nikkinen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Ismael Negri stood somewhat misplaced when Orvar Stenquist came free in front of goal and shot 3-4 to the left of him in the 84 minute. Ismael Negri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ingemar Stålman in the 87th minute. Orvar Stenquist took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Negri. Ismael Negri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. The Plan B supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Hermanö Oilers's performance. The match ended with a win for Hermanö Oilers.