U18 League

Slakthuset
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tommy Hedlund kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Sten Jönsson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 4 played minutes, Mean Machine's Sonny Rosén shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rickard Wennerström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mean Machine reached it. In the 6th minute Tage Tidén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viggo Vallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tage Tidén's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viggo Vallin was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 10th minute, Jan-Erik Askberg made a precise shot to the right of Viggo Vallin. Mean Machine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Viggo Vallin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tage Tidén went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tage Tidén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sven-Ove Dahlgren hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Viggo Vallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tage Tidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Oakcroft Thrashers's Rickard Wennerström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Hedlund in the 29th minute of play. If Sebastian Eriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan-Erik Askberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mean Machine's Viggo Vallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Tidén in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute Sebastian Eriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viggo Vallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Mean Machine players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Oakcroft Thrashers were winning 0-3.

55 minutes into the match, Jan-Erik Askberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Viggo Vallin, 0-4. 64 minutes into the game, one of Oakcroft Thrashers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastian Eriksson during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sebastian Eriksson hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Rickard Wennerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Johan Rudberg in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Nordmark in the 76th minute of play forced Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Rickard Wennerström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mean Machine booed when Oakcroft Thrashers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pär Blomqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 minutes of play, Mean Machine's Henrik Söder made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rickard Wennerström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oakcroft Thrashers's Rickard Wennerström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Söder in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Karl-Johan Rudberg made a precise shot to the right of Rickard Wennerström. Oakcroft Thrashers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Henrik Söder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickard Wennerström having to interfere. Oakcroft Thrashers's Rickard Wennerström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Nordmark in the 93rd minute of play. Oakcroft Thrashers's Rickard Wennerström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Nordmark in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Oakcroft Thrashers had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.