U23 League

Gudhem
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Black Mamba's Stig Dahlberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Stig Dahlberg notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gudhem's Sverker Lindgren. Sverker Lindgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sverker Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig Dahlberg in the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Stig Dahlberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 11th minute, Björn Apelkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Mamba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Sverker Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Matsson in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Gudhem booed when Black Mamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Martinsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johnny Hultin kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Sverker Lindgren came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Black Mamba's Stig Dahlberg. But to his dismay, Stig Dahlberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Stig Dahlberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sverker Lindgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. When Björn Apelkvist came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Black Mamba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Björn Apelkvist couldn't finish the play. When Elias Askestät fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gudhem's protests and gave Elias Askestät a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gudhem's Elias Askestät got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Gudhem's zone, Felix Bergman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sverker Lindgren came out of the goal and Felix Bergman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Gudhem defense, Stig Dahlberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sverker Lindgren. The Gudhem fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sverker Lindgren should have stopped the shot. When Björn Apelkvist came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Black Mamba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Björn Apelkvist couldn't finish the play. Sverker Lindgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Ros in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Gudhem's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Apelkvist came free, but Sverker Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan Matsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Lindgren having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Torbjörn Bock was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Mamba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gudhem the free kick. Torbjörn Bock kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 45th match minute, Black Mamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Martinsson to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Billy Dahlberg was the one to do the kick off. Gudhem's Sverker Lindgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Gudhem from getting a goal against them. Sverker Lindgren made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Stig Dahlberg sent off a good shot on target. Sverker Lindgren made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Jonas Ros sent off a good shot on target. Sverker Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig Dahlberg in the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Allan Matsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Ros was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. Black Mamba's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Stig Dahlberg took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sverker Lindgren. Sverker Lindgren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Gudhem's Sverker Lindgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Matsson in the 83rd minute of play. Gudhem's Sverker Lindgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Gudhem from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Black Mamba booed when Gudhem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billy Dahlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sverker Lindgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stig Dahlberg's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When the match was over Black Mamba could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gudhem throughout the match.