U23 League

Mellbystrand
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Candido Urbes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute of the match, Karl Månsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alex Lundkvist saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Ove Hedberg in the 21st minute of play forced Mellbystrand IK's goalkeeper Joseph Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joseph Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolf Björk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Candido Urbes in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Lundkvist saved Meadow Village from getting behind. Joseph Söderberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Bergkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Ove Hedberg in the 35th minute of play forced Mellbystrand IK's goalkeeper Joseph Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Månssons short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Alex Lundkvist to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mellbystrand IK's Karl Månsson was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 37th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Björk in the 42nd minute of play forced Mellbystrand IK's goalkeeper Joseph Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Ove Hedberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Joseph Söderberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Karl-Ove Hedberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joseph Söderberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rudolf Björk was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Nils-Åke Magnusson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mellbystrand IK's supporters rose to their feet, but Nils-Åke Magnusson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Lundkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th match minute, Mellbystrand IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Åke Magnusson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Mellbystrand IK's zone, Rudolf Björk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joseph Söderberg came out of the goal and Rudolf Björk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute, Candido Urbes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Mellbystrand IK's Candido Urbes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alex Lundkvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alex Lundkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Månsson in the 72nd minute of the match. When Mellbystrand IK's Candido Urbes in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Meadow Village's goalie prevented a goal. Orvar Lundgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Joseph Söderberg made a huge save. Vinícius I hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Vinícius I hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Matthias Bergkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Månsson in the 83rd minute of play forced Meadow Village's goalkeeper Alex Lundkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Karl-Ove Hedberg made a precise shot to the right of Joseph Söderberg. Mellbystrand IK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. With an all-out effort, Meadow Village's Joseph Söderberg threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl-Ove Hedberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius I in the 89th minute of play forced Meadow Village's goalkeeper Alex Lundkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joseph Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Ove Hedberg in the 95th minute of the match.