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HEDONISM ARENA
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) August Ryberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute Rio Newton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikael Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Rio Newton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikael Rudqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 13th minute, Lennart Bäckström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goal looked a bit too open when Kristoffer Tingelholm came free, but Mikael Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikael Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Piechna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Knopek in the 31st minute of the match. Mikael Rudqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Knopek, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 32 minutes of play, Project X's Sebastian Knopek made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikael Rudqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! HEDONISM U18's Mikael Rudqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Bäckström in the 36th minute of play. Helge Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rune Bagge in the 42nd minute of play. Urban Åkesson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Helge Hedström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jerzy Piechna was the one to do the kick off. Lennart Bäckström's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mikael Rudqvist firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 58th match minute, Project X was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Holmgren to maneuver through the defense. Project X's Inocencio Valente was substituted for Rio Newton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Bagge in the 60th minute of play forced Project X's goalkeeper Helge Hedström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goal looked a bit too open when Inocencio Valente came free, but Mikael Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Project X's Jerzy Piechna dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. Mikael Rudqvist came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Project X's Jerzy Piechna. But to his dismay, Jerzy Piechna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7. After having played for 78 minutes, Lennart Bäckström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Project X's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lennart Bäckström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Project X's Stig Johnsson was substituted for Tim Holmgren. Mikael Rudqvist was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sebastian Knopek showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 83 minute of play. When Project X's Lennart Bäckström, in the 86th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Project X. Mikael Rudqvist didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 1-9. Mikael Rudqvist was a little too slow when Jerzy Piechna got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 1-10. Project X played a much better game than HEDONISM U18 and deserved their victory. The HEDONISM U18 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.