U23 League

Norrköpings Parken
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt Askberg started the match with the kick off. If Wilhelm Martinsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henning Hernström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yu Jing Bin in the 6th minute. IKS Norrköping were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Tallboda Gunners's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lennart Åman took the corner. After taking down the ball on IKS Norrköping's corner Lennart Åman fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Henning Hernström quite easily take care of the ball. If Yu Jing Bin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yu Jing Bin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Henning Hernström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 16 minutes, John Ånger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IKS Norrköping and the Tallboda Gunners players grew even worse after the yellow card. John Ånger hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Henning Hernström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt Askberg in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Olof Wennersten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Hampus Ståhlman collided with one of IKS Norrköping's players - so bad that he fractured his nose. In the 25th minute, Petter Barck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pelle Wennerqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart Fredriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Tallboda Gunners's goalkeeper Henning Hernström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yu Jing Bin. In the 35th match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilhelm Martinsson to maneuver through the defense. Elliott Samuelsson charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elliott Samuelsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Tallboda Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elliott Samuelsson to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, IKS Norrköping's Lennart Åman tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the game, Bengt Askberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Henning Hernström. Bengt Askberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lennart Fredriksson was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Bengt Askberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tallboda Gunners's Henning Hernström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 57 played minutes Tallboda Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Tinglöf. Henning Hernström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Åman in the 58th minute of play. Bengt Askberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henning Hernström having to interfere. Henning Hernström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt Askberg's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bengt Askberg in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henning Hernström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yu Jing Bin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Henning Hernström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henning Hernström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Jing Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. IKS Norrköping's Pelle Wennerqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save IKS Norrköping from getting a goal against them. A well-hit corner resulted in Karl-Erik Ahlbom heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 83rd minute, Bengt Askberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IKS Norrköping fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Wilhelm Martinsson hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Yu Jing Bin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Henning Hernström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The IKS Norrköping fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when IKS Norrköping's Melker Bäckman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Melker Bäckman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Henning Hernström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. IKS Norrköping's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.