U23 League

Skatornas näste
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martin Dahlin made the kick off which started today's match. Aleksander Anselius kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Magnus Hedman got control of the ball when Edgar Degas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Dahlin took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jens-Ola Lund. Jens-Ola Lund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 14th match minute, The Skates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Bugajski to maneuver through the defense. After 18 minutes, Fritz Lindqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Skates and the Lite Finare Lite Bättre players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Lite Finare Lite Bättre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Vennerlund to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Magnus Hedman got control of the ball when Edgar Degas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 22 played minutes Lite Finare Lite Bättre got a freekick which was hit by Ivar Utfal. If Alex Ödmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Magnus Hedman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Degas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lite Finare Lite Bättre's zone, Edgar Degas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Magnus Hedman came out of the goal and Edgar Degas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, The Skates's Magnus Hedman threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christian Hedling, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

55 minutes into the match, Vítor Roque notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund. Jens-Ola Lund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 58 minutes into the game, Gunnar Bergstedt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Skates the free kick. After 58 played minutes Lite Finare Lite Bättre got a freekick which was hit by Gunnar Bergstedt. Martin Dahlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 66th minute, Ingemar Morat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Dahlin struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Jens-Ola Lund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lite Finare Lite Bättre. Jens-Ola Lund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Roque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ingemar Morat kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Jens-Ola Lund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vítor Roque's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Magnus Hedman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Degas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Skates's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Dahlin was slow to take the kick. During this time Lite Finare Lite Bättre's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Martin Dahlin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund did a great save. Alexander Alstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Jens-Ola Lund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lite Finare Lite Bättre eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.