U18 League

Söderstadion
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joacim Bäcklin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Söderbröder's goalkeeper Patrik Svartengren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Douglas Beckman hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Melchester Rovers's zone, Linus Hjortsberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josef Hafström came out of the goal and Linus Hjortsberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filip Albom scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Josef Hafström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Melchester Rovers's goalkeeper Josef Hafström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uno Sundström. Aaron Abrahamsson kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Alex Emander, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 25th minute, Joacim Bäcklin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrik Svartengren was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 29th minute, Uno Sundström 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. 32 minutes into the match, Melchester Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Hjortsberg came free, but Josef Hafström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joacim Bäcklin 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filip Albom in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef Hafström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Josef Hafström acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alex Emander. Uno Sundström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Josef Hafström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Uno Sundström hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. When Vilhelm Samuelsson fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Söderbröder's protests and gave Vilhelm Samuelsson a yellow card for diving instead. Vilhelm Samuelsson hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Douglas Beckman during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Douglas Beckman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute of the match Alex Emander shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Josef Hafström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 71st minute Bernt Holmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Svartengren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patrik Svartengren made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Joacim Bäcklin sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Melchester Rovers's zone, Filip Albom stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josef Hafström came out of the goal and Filip Albom tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patrik Svartengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Holmberg in the 85th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bernt Holmberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Patrik Svartengren. That made the score 1-2 in the 89 minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Melchester Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Albom came free, but Josef Hafström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Söderbröder's Vilhelm Samuelsson got a free kick in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Melchester Rovers eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.