U18 League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pelle Odeen made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6thth minute of the game Pelle Odeen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th minute Pelle Odeen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joakim Lilja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Ivar Holm got a free kick in the 8th minute. When FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. Dag Classon struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Matthias Kiempe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eleven Nation Army. In the 18thth minute of the game Pelle Odeen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The FC Bullen fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Joakim Lilja didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Matthias Kiempe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksander Brander, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Joakim Lilja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Odeen in the 32nd minute of the match. When FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Odeen in the 36th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Joakim Lilja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joakim Lilja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pelle Odeen in the 41st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pelle Odeen in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joakim Lilja saved Eleven Nation Army from getting behind. After 47 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Holger Brovall. In the 48th minute, Gösta Vallman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrik Falk missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 49 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Joakim Lilja right hand side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Conny Widberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Patrik Lindqvist's late challenge caught a FC Bullen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrik Lindqvist helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrik Lindqvist to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pelle Odeen in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joakim Lilja saved Eleven Nation Army from getting behind. 61 minutes into the game, Dag Classon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Matthias Kiempe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 71 minutes, Eddie Rosen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bullen and the Eleven Nation Army players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when FC Bullen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Rosen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrik Falk to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Erik Lange hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivar Holm got free with Joakim Lilja in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikael Brodin during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Mikael Brodin hit a great ball. Pelle Odeen in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joakim Lilja, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 83 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Matthias Kiempe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aleksander Brander went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Joakim Lilja made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Jens-Erik Lange sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Jens-Erik Lange came free, but Joakim Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Nation Army from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Bullen walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.