U18 World League

Testebovallen
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jörn Hermansson got the match started through his kick off. Pelle Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Nordström in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Strömsbro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Malmström came free, but Pelle Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörn Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Asserlindh was a little too slow when Jörn Hermansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-1. After a rather tough play, FF Små Gröna Män's Alfons Gabrielsson got a free kick in the 25th minute. A throw-in in the 27th minute of the game was made by Joachim Bäck with Gustaf Waller as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ivan Billberg hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Strömsbro IF's Ivan Billberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Valentin Asserlindh. That made the score 2-1 after 33 minutes of play. A hard shot 43 in the game by Ivan Billberg from a close distance when the talented Valentin Asserlindh managed to make a qualified save. FF Små Gröna Män's players were relieved. Ivan Billberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Asserlindh having to make a save. The supporters of Strömsbro IF booed when FF Små Gröna Män was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukas Malmström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Strömsbro IF's Jörn Hermansson got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfons Gabrielsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 65 minutes into the game, when Nils-Åke Telin put in a rough tackle. The supporters of FF Små Gröna Män booed when Strömsbro IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Åke Telin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Nordström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pelle Andreasson having to interfere. After 71 played minutes FF Små Gröna Män got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Nordström. Jörn Hermansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Asserlindh having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ivan Billberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Asserlindh was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Billberg in the 81st minute of play forced FF Små Gröna Män's goalkeeper Valentin Asserlindh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Billberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Strömsbro IF booed when FF Små Gröna Män was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicklas Nordstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. FF Små Gröna Män's Valentin Asserlindh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Billberg in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute Ivan Billberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Asserlindh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.