U23 League

Roosgarden
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frederico Palmeira took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Alexander Törnblom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Salem Gunners BK getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Frederico Palmeira hit a great ball. Irman Roos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Kenny Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Johnsson in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Alexander Törnblom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenny Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximilian Johnsson scored 2-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kenny Holmberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Irman Roos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cícero Teles in the 33rd minute of the match. When Salem Gunners BK's Frederico Palmeira in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HEJA ESLÖV's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Jansson in the 36th minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Irman Roos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Cícero Teles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irman Roos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

HEJA ESLÖV's Gustav Ahlroth quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lars-Erik Söderquist, made in the 55th minute of the game. Alex Haraldsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Irman Roos made a huge save. Lars-Erik Söderquist's late challenge caught a HEJA ESLÖV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lars-Erik Söderquist helped the player get up and apologised. Irman Roos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Teles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximilian Johnsson charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximilian Johnsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Johnsson to maneuver through the defense. Irman Roos was a little too slow when Cícero Teles got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 2-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cícero Teles in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irman Roos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by HEJA ESLÖV's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Viggo Berggren was slow to take the kick. During this time Salem Gunners BK's players had a chance to rest. When Alex Haraldsson fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salem Gunners BK's protests and gave Alex Haraldsson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Salem Gunners BK's Alex Haraldsson got a free kick in the 75th minute. With a little luck, HEJA ESLÖV's Irman Roos got control of the ball when Frederico Palmeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Irman Roos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Haraldsson in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Johnsson in the 83rd minute of play forced Salem Gunners BK's goalkeeper Kenny Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Salem Gunners BK's Viggo Berggren got a free kick in the 84th minute. Kenny Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Johnsson in the 85th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Salem Gunners BK's Frederico Palmeira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Irman Roos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. After 95 minutes, Thor Åkesson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HEJA ESLÖV and the Salem Gunners BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thor Åkesson hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The HEJA ESLÖV fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Salem Gunners BK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.