U18 League

Ekedalen Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christer Bergström kicked off to start the match. Peter Juhlin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Birger Grep blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sebastian Wiman having to make a save. Christer Hansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Juhlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. LA VIOLA's Birger Grep got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christer Bergström struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Sebastian Wiman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA VIOLA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaf Ödman in the 15th minute of play forced Ekedalen SK's goalkeeper Sebastian Wiman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match LA VIOLA got a corner. Ekedalen SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Birger Grep ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the Ekedalen SK defense, Christer Bergström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastian Wiman. The Ekedalen SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastian Wiman should have stopped the shot. In the 27th minute, Christer Bergström 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. 29 minutes into the game, LA VIOLA's Christer Bergström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Wiman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Juhlin in the 33rd minute of play forced LA VIOLA's goalkeeper Christer Hansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christer Hansson came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Ekedalen SK's Peter Juhlin. But to his dismay, Peter Juhlin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Christer Hansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Vestlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, LA VIOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Nordström came free, but Christer Hansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan-Åke Termander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Wiman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Harry Galle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Ekedalen SK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LA VIOLA were winning 1-2.

In the 51st minute, Henry Nordström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christer Hansson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Harry Galle hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Christer Hansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Vestlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Peter Juhlin notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of LA VIOLA's Christer Hansson. Christer Hansson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christer Hansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Vestlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Nordström in the 69th minute of play forced LA VIOLA's goalkeeper Christer Hansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to LA VIOLA getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Georg Dalström hit a great ball. Christer Bergström kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Christer Bergström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Wiman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Birger Grep had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the game, Gunnar Åkesson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LA VIOLA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekedalen SK the free kick. Henry Nordström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Hansson having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ekedalen SK had won after a very even match.