U18 League

Big Scrotum
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt Abrahamsson started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Scrotum Kickers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt Abrahamsson came free, but Sven Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Svante Wikander heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 11 minutes into the game, Sledgehammer KO's Jerry Hammarberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven Palmquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 27 minutes, Ludwig Markusson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scrotum Kickers FC and the Sledgehammer KO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Sledgehammer KO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerry Hammarberg to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the game, Sledgehammer KO's Gösta Bollström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven Palmquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 37th minute, one of Scrotum Kickers FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Scrotum Kickers FC. After a rather tough play, Scrotum Kickers FC's Karl-Erik Jonsson got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Sven Palmquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gösta Bollström, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Odén stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Valentin Odén came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Scrotum Kickers FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Valentin Odén couldn't finish the play. In the 60th match minute, Scrotum Kickers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Odén to maneuver through the defense. Kim Enström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bengt Abrahamsson got free with Sven Palmquist in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sven Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gösta Bollström in the 75th minute of play. After 75 played minutes Scrotum Kickers FC got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Erik Jonsson. Sonny Holm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Odén in the 87th minute of play. When Håkan Sandström fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scrotum Kickers FC's protests and gave Håkan Sandström a yellow card for diving instead. Håkan Sandström kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Sledgehammer KO's Bengt Abrahamsson got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valentin Odén scored 1-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sonny Holm, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Sledgehammer KO players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.