U23 League

Olympia
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, 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. Marc Skräddare started the match with the kick off. Ove Wallin kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Marc Skräddare hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 14 played minutes Malmö White Knights got a freekick which was hit by Kim Sandström. 16 minutes into the game, Matthias Forssberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Malmö White Knights's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samurai the free kick. Matthias Forssberg kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The supporters of Samurai booed when Malmö White Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Sellberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Olov Bäckström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eddie Gallin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, Samurai's goalkeeper Fredrik Bennet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Folke Engman. If Folke Engman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fredrik Bennet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Folke Engman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the game, one of Malmö White Knights:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half Samurai were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mattias Smefeldt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Haglund to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Samurai's Bo Svanström got a free kick in the 57th minute. Marc Skräddare took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Bennet. Fredrik Bennet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Malmö White Knights's Folke Engman in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Samurai's goalie prevented a goal. Folke Engman took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Bennet. Fredrik Bennet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Folke Engman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fredrik Bennet having to make a save. Fredrik Bennet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folke Engman in the 74th minute of the match. Malmö White Knights's Folke Engman got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fredrik Bennet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Folke Engman's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Malmö White Knights players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.