U18 League

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when John Björkkvist kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Zlatan BK's Ingmar Granström got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Henley Utd's Per Spetz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Ekeroth in the 11th minute of play. Oliver Molander hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Simon Sundström kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Per Spetz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludvig Wik in the 17th minute of play. After some careless play in the Zlatan BK defense, Rolf Simonsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kjell Grönberg. The Zlatan BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kjell Grönberg should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute, Zlatan BK's Oliver Molander dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute Rolf Simonsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell Grönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ludvig Wik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Henley Utd's Kjell Grönberg threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Isac Bergström, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rolf Simonsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Rolf Simonsson came free, but Kjell Grönberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Rudolf Ekeroth 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 72nd minute Rolf Simonsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell Grönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Rudolf Ekeroth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zlatan BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Henley Utd the free kick. In the 79th minute, Patric Persson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elliot Mårtensson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 80th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolf Simonsson got free with Kjell Grönberg in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 89 minutes into the match, Rolf Simonsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kjell Grönberg. Zlatan BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolf Simonsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Rolf Simonsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Kjell Grönberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henley Utd's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.