U18 League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sven-Åke Hellström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Jörgen Olofsson made a huge save. 5 minutes into the match, Tobias Kullgren dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jörgen Olofsson, 1-0. Sven-Åke Hellström received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jörgen Olofsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Sven-Åke Hellström slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 13th minute. A collision led to NovaStella FK getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Hannes Holmberg hit a great ball. After some careless play in the NovaStella FK defense, Elliott Ekelund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Almkvist. The NovaStella FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Almkvist should have stopped the shot. In the 32nd minute, Sven-Åke Hellström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jörgen Olofsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Åke Hellström in the 38th minute of play forced Wargön's goalkeeper Jörgen Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Wargön's Gustaf Flink got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Jörgen Olofsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven-Åke Hellström's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. In the 46th match minute, Wargön was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaf Flink to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sigvard Wallander made a kick off. Andreas Stålman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jörgen Olofsson having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Åke Hellström in the 58th minute of play forced Wargön's goalkeeper Jörgen Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tim Sandell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Jörgen Olofsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Åke Hellström took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jörgen Olofsson. Jörgen Olofsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Wargön's Sigvard Wallander slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patrick Almkvist. That made the score 5-2 after 67 minutes of play. In the 73rd minute, Sven-Åke Hellström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NovaStella FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. 77 minutes into the game, Tobias Kullgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NovaStella FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wargön the free kick. In the 84th minute Andreas Stålman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jörgen Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Wargön defense, Sven-Åke Hellström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jörgen Olofsson. The Wargön fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jörgen Olofsson should have stopped the shot. If Andreas Stålman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd match minute, Wargön was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigvard Wallander to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to NovaStella FK getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Felix Söderberg hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wargön players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for NovaStella FK.