U18 League

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Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) After 4 minutes, Tomas Apelqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС and the Baxters Boys players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomas Apelqvist hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Andréas Holmstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Jönsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute of the match Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a corner. Baxters Boys's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lucas Holm ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 9 played minutes Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a freekick which was hit by Bengt Arenberg. In the 9th minute, Bengt Arenberg fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. Manfred Jönsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredrik Hermansson in the 10th minute of the match. Manfred Jönsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Hermansson in the 15th minute of play. Baxters Boys's Manfred Jönsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Hermansson in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fredrik Hermansson in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manfred Jönsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29th minute, Baxters Boys's Georg Lindberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eskil Rosen. Eskil Rosen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Per Mattsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Eskil Rosen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Baxters Boys's Georg Lindberg got a free kick in the 37th minute. Manfred Jönsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andréas Holmstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredrik Hermansson scored 1-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manfred Jönsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 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.

After some careless play in the Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС defense, Edmund Olsman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eskil Rosen. The Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eskil Rosen should have stopped the shot. 62 minutes into the match, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Klint came free, but Eskil Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eskil Rosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Klint, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th match minute, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Blomkvist to maneuver through the defense. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС made a substitution. Isak Hedlund replaced Rikard Holmgren. After 68 played minutes Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a freekick which was hit by Allan Blomkvist. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's goalkeeper Eskil Rosen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 70 minutes, Anders Lång mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Baxters Boys and the Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eskil Rosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georg Lindberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС booed when Baxters Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Mattsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Baxters Boys's goalkeeper Manfred Jönsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Max Törnblom. With a little luck, Baxters Boys's Manfred Jönsson got control of the ball when Andréas Holmstedt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Baxters Boys fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.