U18 World League

Jonstorp Arena
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gunnar Pettersson made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Bennis getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Robin Stenberg hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Bennis's Göran Hedvall got a free kick in the 6th minute. Gunnar Pettersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arne Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ola Isaksson in the 15th minute of play. Arne Ahlqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Haglund in the 22nd minute. The supporters of Bennis booed when Jonstorp FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Robin Stenberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joacim Söderberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, Erland Ödman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ola Isaksson in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Jonstorp FK's Alexander Boklund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arne Ahlqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd match minute, Bennis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Gudmundsson to maneuver through the defense. André Haglund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Arne Ahlqvist made a huge save. Arne Ahlqvist made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Alexander Boklund sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the game, Ola Isaksson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arne Ahlqvist. Ola Isaksson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Jonstorp FK's Alexander Boklund got a free kick in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexander Boklund to make the kick off. Bennis's Arne Ahlqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tor Broberg in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Jonstorp FK's goalkeeper Joacim Söderberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Backlund. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Jonstorp FK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bennis:s goal. Arne Ahlqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Boklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Bennis getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Göran Hedvall hit a great ball. Alexander Boklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Arne Ahlqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Ola Isaksson 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. The supporters of Jonstorp FK booed when Bennis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Stenberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Ahlqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tor Broberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 80th match minute, Bennis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leif Wahlström to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, André Haglund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arne Ahlqvist. Bennis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Haglund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Bennis's Arne Ahlqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ola Isaksson in the 88th minute of play. In the 95th minute Ola Isaksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Ahlqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georg Björklund received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joacim Söderberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Georg Björklund slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 97th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.