U23 League

So What
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bengt-Åke Alkvist made the kick off which started today's match. Ted Hallgren hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunnar Asmundsson in the 10th minute of play forced Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Malte Siöberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th match minute, Garsås IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hjalmar Hägglund to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Garsås IF's Tobias Berggren got control of the ball when Bengt-Åke Alkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Garsås IF's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Bengt-Åke Alkvist 15 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the 24th match minute, Kind of Blue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Wikander to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Garsås IF getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Edvin Engström hit a great ball. Charles Vennerdal kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Garsås IF's goal looked a bit too open when Torsten Haström came free, but Tobias Berggren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute Kim Samuelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Berggren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes in the game Ralf Klint did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kim Samuelsson. After 39 played minutes Garsås IF got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Hård. Tobias Berggren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Samuelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gunnar Asmundsson made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Fabian Hård hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Torsten Haström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timmy Hammarström hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kind of Blue's zone, Anders Bolander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Malte Siöberg came out of the goal and Anders Bolander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Garsås IF's Gunnar Asmundsson got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Bengt-Åke Alkvist made a precise shot to the right of Tobias Berggren. Garsås IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 72nd minute Bengt-Åke Alkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Berggren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Berggren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Springfält in the 79th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Garsås IF's Anders Bolander got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After some careless play in the Garsås IF defense, Kim Samuelsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Berggren. The Garsås IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Berggren should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Kind of Blue fully deserved thier win.