U18 League

Råsunda 1891
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfred Axelsson got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Melchester Rovers's goalkeeper Josef Hafström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Joar Pi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. DFP's Alfred Axelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Josef Hafström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elof Lund in the 10th minute of play. Josef Hafström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Axelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Joacim Bäcklin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Melchester Rovers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Marcus Dahlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Björn Norberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melchester Rovers's supporters rose to their feet, but Björn Norberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksander Eliasson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 24th play minutes Joacim Bäcklin shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Aleksander Eliasson and just under the crossbar into goal. If Alfred Axelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the game, Melchester Rovers's Joacim Bäcklin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksander Eliasson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Alfred Axelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josef Hafström having to interfere. If Marcus Dahlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, DFP's Elof Lund got a free kick in the 40th minute. DFP's Aleksander Eliasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernt Holmberg in the 44th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joacim Bäcklin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Bernt Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksander Eliasson was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 52nd minute Joacim Bäcklin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksander Eliasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Joacim Bäcklin notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of DFP's Aleksander Eliasson. Aleksander Eliasson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Bernt Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksander Eliasson was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Alfred Axelsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Josef Hafström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Joacim Bäcklin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Melchester Rovers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joacim Bäcklin in the 69th minute of play forced DFP's goalkeeper Aleksander Eliasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksander Eliasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Anundsson in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Joacim Bäcklin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aleksander Eliasson was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Melchester Rovers's goalkeeper Josef Hafström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Patric Almkvist hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Aleksander Eliasson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joacim Bäcklin's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Melchester Rovers had played much better football throughout.