U18 League

Devils Playground
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tobias Runeberg started the match with the kick off. Åke Bergström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfred Österberg in the 5th minute. Lukas Kråk's late challenge caught a Dallen Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lukas Kråk helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Lukas Kråk hit a great ball. After 8 minutes, Bertil Åström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Hedge and the Dallen Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Bertil Åström hit a great ball. In the 14th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertil Åström to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Alfred Österberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Åke Bergström. Dallen Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfred Österberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 37 played minutes Zero Hedge got a freekick which was hit by Freddie Lindholm. Dennis Törnkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Dallen Fc getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Sonny Högström hit a great ball. Alfred Österberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Åke Bergström made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Dallen Fc's Göran Andersson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Ola Löv narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jens-Ola Löv showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaf Ingvall in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bertil Åström to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Gustaf Ingvall 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. In the 53rd minute Alfred Österberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Bergström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Sonny Högström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Åke Bergström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Åström in the 60th minute of play. Åke Bergström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Österberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Jens-Ola Löv was a little too slow when Tobias Runeberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-1. The supporters of Zero Hedge booed when Dallen Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaf Ingvall didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the game, Alfred Österberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Åke Bergström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Åke Bergström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.