League

The Octagon
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rutger Beneth got the match started through his kick off. In the 7thth minute of the game Knodi Kouidri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Medelpad U21's Hector Casse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Knodi Kouidri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hector Casse was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Quico Head received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Evert Petersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evert Petersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rutger Beneth in the 12th minute of play. Hector Casse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Knodi Kouidri, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When Per-Oskar Nord fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Medelpad U21's protests and gave Per-Oskar Nord a yellow card for diving instead. Per-Oskar Nord kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Quico Head ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evert Petersson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Knodi Kouidri kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Hector Casse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Knodi Kouidri in the 38th minute of play. Nils-Åke Helander kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Beto Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Hector Casse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Medelpad U21 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Knodi Kouidri was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Copa United's Knodi Kouidri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hector Casse made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Konrad Niedzwiecki hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Quico Head got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Beto Vidal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th match minute, Copa United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frode Hammersland to maneuver through the defense. When Rutger Beneth came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Medelpad U21 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 Rutger Beneth couldn't finish the play. Per-Oskar Nord was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 73rd minute, Per-Oskar Nord hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Konrad Niedzwiecki fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copa United's protests and gave Konrad Niedzwiecki a yellow card for diving instead. Konrad Niedzwiecki kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Knodi Kouidri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Konrad Niedzwiecki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Medelpad U21 succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Copa United had controlled the match.