U23 League

Slakthuset
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henry Alebäck kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Torsten Berglund lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Sören Kalfhage. In the 12th minute, Mattias Willig 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. Sören Kalfhage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Torsten Berglund in the 14th minute. Torsten Berglund might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sören Kalfhage. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Torsten Berglund ran back to his position shaking his head. Bror Bengtsson charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bror Bengtsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 17 played minutes Shqiponja FC got a freekick which was hit by Bror Bengtsson. After 27 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Stig-Arne Wallin. After a defensive mix-up in Mean Machine's zone, Bror Bengtsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Kleen came out of the goal and Bror Bengtsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sören Kalfhage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Arne Wallin, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Rune Åhman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivan Friberger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Kleen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Anders Käller kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Mean Machine's Henry Alebäck was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 39th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 41st minute, Richard Hammarström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven-Ove Kämpe got free with Sören Kalfhage in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bror Bengtsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Shqiponja FC's zone, Sven-Ove Kämpe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sören Kalfhage came out of the goal and Sven-Ove Kämpe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sören Kalfhage came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Mean Machine's Henry Alebäck. But to his dismay, Henry Alebäck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Mean Machine made a substitution. Jonathan Sandström replaced Rune Åhman. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bror Bengtsson got free with Casper Kleen in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sören Kalfhage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Frykberg in the 62nd minute of the match. Sören Kalfhage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Ove Kämpe in the 68th minute of play. Robin Hultstrand took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sören Kalfhage. Sören Kalfhage dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Sören Kalfhage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Ove Kämpe in the 73rd minute of play. Sören Kalfhage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Alebäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Robin Hultstrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Sören Kalfhage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Henry Alebäck sped through Shqiponja FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sören Kalfhage. In the 83rd minute, Jan Ekenberg 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. In the 85th minute, Henry Alebäck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sören Kalfhage was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. 88 minutes into the match, Shqiponja FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rune Anselius came free, but Sören Kalfhage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Shqiponja FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Friberger to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Sandström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sören Kalfhage having to make a save. When Mean Machine's Rune Anselius in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shqiponja FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th minute, Henry Alebäck made a precise shot to the right of Sören Kalfhage. Shqiponja FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. When the referee ended the match the Mean Machine players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.