U18 League

Field Mill
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Knut Rolfsson started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes KD Stiger got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Skytte. In the 4th match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patric Andersson to maneuver through the defense. Ted Nyman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmie Alström in the 7th minute of play. Arvin Åström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin Skytte went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 16th minute of the match Josef Mårtensson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arvin Åström skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Skytte in the 19th minute of play forced Mansfield Town FC's goalkeeper Arvin Åström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Almqvist to maneuver through the defense. Ted Nyman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmie Alström in the 27th minute of play. Jimmie Alström received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ted Nyman came out and tried to block the shot, but Jimmie Alström slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 28th minute. Benjamin Skytte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Arvin Åström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Benjamin Skytte managed to get in a good position for a shot. KD Stiger's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Skytte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arvin Åström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edvin Siöberg kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Edvin Siöberg 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. After 46 played minutes KD Stiger got a freekick which was hit by Edvin Siöberg. 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.

Arvin Åström didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 52nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. 54 minutes into the match, Mansfield Town FC's goalkeeper Arvin Åström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Skytte. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Ström during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Mansfield Town FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Martin Ström hit a great ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Hubert Ahlrot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KD Stiger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hubert Ahlrot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute Ulf Olofsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvin Åström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KD Stiger's Henning Lundström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dick Lagerberg in the 65 minute of the game. Patric Andersson kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Mansfield Town FC's Dick Bagge was substituted for Dick Lagerberg. Patric Andersson hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Arvin Åström didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KD Stiger's Roger Hedin shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 86th minute, Roger Hedin fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Arvin Åström, passed just outside the right post. When KD Stiger's Roger Hedin in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mansfield Town FC's goalie prevented a goal. The KD Stiger fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when KD Stiger's Roger Hedin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, KD Stiger's Börge Hallgren got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute Bertil Palm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute of the match Mansfield Town FC got a corner. KD Stiger's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valentin Almqvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Martin Ström managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The Mansfield Town FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching KD Stiger's performance. The match ended with a win for KD Stiger.