U23 League

GreenWallen
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sigvard Njurenius started the match with the kick off. Carl Enström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Sverker Hammarberg made a huge save. After 17 minutes of play, GreenSkar FC's Fred Persson made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sverker Hammarberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpected shot in the 21st minute by Fred Persson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Ove Hansson in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sverker Hammarberg saved Manchester United from getting behind. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Jan-Ove Hansson sped through Manchester United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sverker Hammarberg. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of GreenSkar FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manchester United:s goal. Jan-Ove Hansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan-Ove Hansson in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sverker Hammarberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Ove Hansson came free, but Sverker Hammarberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sigvard Njurenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, GreenSkar FC's Sören Mossberg got a free kick in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Jan-Ove Hansson made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Maximilian Browald could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Jens-Ove Mårtensson however easily saved by the left post. Sören Mossberg scored 3-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sverker Hammarberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 61 minutes of play, GreenSkar FC's Jan-Ove Hansson made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sverker Hammarberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jakob Caspersson during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jakob Caspersson kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Jan-Ove Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Hammarberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Manchester United defense, Jan-Ove Hansson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sverker Hammarberg. The Manchester United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sverker Hammarberg should have stopped the shot. After 74 played minutes GreenSkar FC got a freekick which was hit by Sören Mossberg. In the 75th match minute, GreenSkar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Enström to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Fred Persson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilhelm Sjöberg charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilhelm Sjöberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manchester United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for GreenSkar FC. Jan-Ove Hansson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sverker Hammarberg. 6-1. With an all-out effort, Manchester United's Jens-Ove Mårtensson threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sigvard Njurenius, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 88 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Ove Hansson came free, but Sverker Hammarberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan-Ove Hansson in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sverker Hammarberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Jan-Ove Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 97 minutes, Jan-Ove Hansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GreenSkar FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan-Ove Hansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. GreenSkar FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.