U18 League

Sundborn IF vallen
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the game, Jarl Emander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sundborn IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SoS FC the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Jarl Emander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, SoS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Hellström came free, but Manfred Ros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Fransson made in the 16th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Håkan Larsson immediately put the ball in play. Manfred Ros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johan Fristedt in the 20th minute of the match. Rikard Lekberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agne Hjälm in the 26th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Johan Fristedt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manfred Ros. That made the score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Larsson in the 34th minute of play forced SoS FC's goalkeeper Manfred Ros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, SoS FC's Manfred Ros got control of the ball when Morgan Flinck tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vilhelm Lindgren to make the kick off. Vilhelm Lindgren hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Morgan Flinck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Ros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarl Emander got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Sundborn IF getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jarl Emander hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Rolf Frykberg 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. After 62 played minutes SoS FC got a freekick which was hit by Vilhelm Lindgren. Stefan Hellström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfred Ros having to interfere. SoS FC made a substitution. Torbjörn Hedbom replaced Rolf Frykberg. Agne Hjälm kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Johan Fristedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Ros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 minutes, Torbjörn Hedbom made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sundborn IF's Rikard Lekberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. SoS FC's Manfred Ros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johan Fristedt in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Sundborn IF getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Håkan Larsson hit a great ball. After 82 played minutes SoS FC got a freekick which was hit by Vilhelm Lindgren. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Hellström in the 83rd minute of play forced SoS FC's goalkeeper Manfred Ros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Håkan Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Ros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfred Ros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Hellström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torbjörn Hedbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sundborn IF were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.