U18 League

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lars-Erik Brogren made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes KD Stiger got a freekick which was hit by Edvin Siöberg. Henning Lundström charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henning Lundström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Börge Hallgren kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roger Hedin in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hjalmar Hedvall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Claes Sigfridsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Stephansson in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Älta BK's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Olofsson came free, but Hjalmar Hedvall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Eddie Giöck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 26 played minutes, KD Stiger's Hubert Ahlrot shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hjalmar Hedvall came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KD Stiger reached it. Edvin Siöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Hedin in the 37th minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper Hjalmar Hedvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claes Sigfridsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jim Stephansson in the 39th minute of play. Hjalmar Hedvall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Hedin in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match KD Stiger got a corner. Älta BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hubert Ahlrot ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hubert Ahlrot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Älta BK's Hjalmar Hedvall did a great save. Edvin Siöberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hjalmar Hedvall having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Josef Mårtensson made a kick off. The supporters of Älta BK booed when KD Stiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd minute of the match Eddie Giöck sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claes Sigfridsson skillfully saved the ball. When Kalle Hult fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KD Stiger's protests and gave Kalle Hult a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to KD Stiger getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Kalle Hult hit a great ball. When Älta BK's Lars-Erik Brogren in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KD Stiger's goalie prevented a goal. Kenny Månsson hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 58 played minutes Älta BK got a freekick which was hit by Kenny Månsson. KD Stiger's Hubert Ahlrot couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 59th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Älta BK. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Apelqvist during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Sonny Ek made a precise shot to the right of Claes Sigfridsson. KD Stiger's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Josef Mårtensson hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Alexander Öberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Sigfridsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hjalmar Hedvall made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Edvin Siöberg sent off a good shot on target. Edvin Siöberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Hjalmar Hedvall made a huge save. KD Stiger's Kalle Hult quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gabriel Apelqvist, made in the 88th minute of the game. A collision led to KD Stiger getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Hubert Ahlrot hit a great ball. Claes Sigfridsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Öberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute.