U18 League

The Muck Pit
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, 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. Forrest Gumpfer started the match with the kick off. The supporters of UÅ Mästerbotten booed when Hogans Heroes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urban Ugla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Forrest Gumpfer, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Forrest Gumpfer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Stålberg. Hogans Heroes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Forrest Gumpfer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Jesper Wallin came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the UÅ Mästerbotten 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 Jesper Wallin couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, UÅ Mästerbotten's Karl Skytt got a free kick in the 11th minute. Carl Ljungberg, 12 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 16th minute, Jesper Wallin 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. In the 21st match minute, Hogans Heroes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Tolsson to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 27 minutes, Forrest Gumpfer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UÅ Mästerbotten's supporters crossed their fingers, but Forrest Gumpfer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th match minute, Hogans Heroes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Åke Ahlbom to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Hogans Heroes's goal looked a bit too open when Jesper Wallin came free, but Kristian Stålberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Forrest Gumpfer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristian Stålberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Jesper Wallin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Kristian Stålberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thor Mager to make the kick off. Albin Rönn's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristian Stålberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Hogans Heroes's Kristian Stålberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Hogans Heroes from getting a goal against them. Ludwig Häger scored 2-3 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niklas Ström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 63 minutes into the match, UÅ Mästerbotten's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Mager came free, but Niklas Ström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 minutes of play, Hogans Heroes's Thor Mager made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niklas Ström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Forrest Gumpfer struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Kristian Stålberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UÅ Mästerbotten. After a rather tough play, Hogans Heroes's Sven-Erik Sandell got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 73 played minutes Hogans Heroes got a freekick which was hit by Alvar Tolsson. Niklas Ström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludwig Häger, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Nils-Åke Ahlbom fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hogans Heroes's protests and gave Nils-Åke Ahlbom a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Hogans Heroes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Åke Ahlbom to maneuver through the defense. Hogans Heroes's Kristian Stålberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Hogans Heroes from getting a goal against them. Mikael Valrot kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Marcus Söderman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute of the match, Marcus Söderman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kristian Stålberg was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.