U23 World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Morgan Vallengren kicked off to start the match. With 4 minutes on the clock, Nicklas Frisck commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fårdala FF! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by William Backlund during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kristian Jernberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fabian Jonsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabian Jonsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tobias Alebäck. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabian Jonsson ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Hugo Bruse managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Wingspan's supporters rose to their feet, but Hugo Bruse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tobias Alebäck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tobias Alebäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Bruse in the 30th minute of the match. Hugo Bruse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Fårdala FF getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Morgan Vallengren hit a great ball. Tobias Alebäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Jonsson in the 40th minute of the match. Christoffer Wik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Tobias Alebäck made a huge save. If Frans Bremming had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fårdala FF's Tobias Alebäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Fårdala FF from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabian Jonsson was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Fårdala FF's Joachim Björk got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Fabian Jonsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute Hugo Bruse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Alebäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Alebäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Bruse in the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Fårdala FF's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Bruse came free, but Tobias Alebäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Jonsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Alebäck having to interfere. Tobias Alebäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Jonsson in the 78th minute of play. Joachim Björk charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joachim Björk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fårdala FF's Joachim Björk got a free kick in the 80th minute. Tobias Alebäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Bruse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, Hans Uter made a precise shot to the right of Tobias Alebäck. Fårdala FF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Tobias Alebäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Olof Abrahamsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute of the match FC Wingspan got a corner. Fårdala FF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan Morat ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to FC Wingspan getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ingmar Ahlbom hit a great ball. August Wickander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Göransson having to interfere. Fårdala FF's Tobias Alebäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Abrahamsson in the 92nd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Wingspan had played much better football throughout.