U23 League

Mälarplan
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Malte Danielsson kicked off to start the match. Tomas Lööf blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jiří Grim having to make a save. A collision led to Halkus Valkus BK getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Marc Beneth hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, Tomas Lööf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mansfield Town FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Halkus Valkus BK the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mansfield Town FC's Tomas Lööf got a free kick in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Tomas Lööf managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mansfield Town FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Lööf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiří Grim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frans Blixt in the 22nd minute of play forced Halkus Valkus BK's goalkeeper Jiří Grim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jiří Grim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Lööf's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. In the 31st minute Michael Gudmundsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiří Grim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malte Danielsson hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Nick Usel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 37th playminute. Georg Söderman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Ålberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Michael Gudmundsson made the kick off in the second half. Georg Söderman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Ålberg in the 51st minute of the match. Frans Blixt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Jiří Grim made a huge save. Mansfield Town FC's Georg Söderman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidiu Spirea in the 53rd minute of play. Mansfield Town FC's Georg Söderman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Usel in the 59th minute of play. Tomas Lööf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Halkus Valkus BK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Alexander Ålberg hit a great ball. Krister Albom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Jiří Grim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Georg Söderman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nick Usel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Georg Söderman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Ålberg in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Mansfield Town FC's Michael Gudmundsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jiří Grim. Jiří Grim yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Halkus Valkus BK made a substitution. Lütfullah Tan replaced Nick Usel. With a little luck, Halkus Valkus BK's Jiří Grim got control of the ball when Tomas Lööf tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jiří Grim was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Tomas Lööf capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomas Lööf really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 94th match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Lindqvist to maneuver through the defense. Mansfield Town FC played a much better game than Halkus Valkus BK and deserved their victory. The Halkus Valkus BK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.