U18 League

Rocco Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Mattias Löfkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hjalmar Ström, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, Segelbut IF U21's Dag Harman got control of the ball when Kurt Björkman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mattias Löfkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Dalgren in the 7th minute of the match. Dag Harman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Höijer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kalle Stolpe hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Segelbut IF U21's Dag Harman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Segelbut IF U21 from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute of the match, Lars-Erik Björk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dag Harman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 19th match minute, Segelbut IF U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boban Bobanović to maneuver through the defense. Carl Höijer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the game, Hjalmar Ström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mattias Löfkvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mattias Löfkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalle Stolpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars-Erik Björk charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lars-Erik Björk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Segelbut IF U21 booed when Team Rocco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars-Erik Björk didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 44th minute of play forced Segelbut IF U21's goalkeeper Dag Harman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johan Sjöberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mattias Löfkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mattias Löfkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalle Stolpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hjalmar Ström to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Carl Höijer notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Segelbut IF U21's Dag Harman. Dag Harman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 59 minutes of play, Team Rocco's Lars-Erik Björk made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dag Harman was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Segelbut IF U21's Christopher Haeger got a free kick in the 71st minute. Segelbut IF U21's Dag Harman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Höijer in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Segelbut IF U21's Boban Bobanović got a free kick in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's Kurt Björkman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dag Harman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute Carl Höijer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dag Harman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hjalmar Ström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Mattias Löfkvist made a huge save. A collision led to Segelbut IF U21 getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Johan Sjöberg hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Lars-Erik Björk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dag Harman. Segelbut IF U21's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars-Erik Björk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Team Rocco walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.