U18 League

Örjans Vall
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fredrik Skoglund made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Sundborn IF's Rikard Lekberg got control of the ball when Fredrik Skoglund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rikard Lekberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Hägg, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Jarl Emander charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarl Emander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jarl Emander kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Håkan Larsson hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, FC Bodil United's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Fristedt came free, but Conny Gullesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 played minutes FC Bodil United got a freekick which was hit by Kjell Lingren. 37 minutes into the game, Lars-Erik Utfal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rikard Lekberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Morgan Flinck in the 40th minute of play forced FC Bodil United's goalkeeper Conny Gullesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Bodil United defense, Håkan Larsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Conny Gullesson. The FC Bodil United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Conny Gullesson should have stopped the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stefan Hellström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rikard Lekberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars-Erik Utfal, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the match, Sundborn IF's goal looked a bit too open when Anders Hägg came free, but Rikard Lekberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Utfal in the 60th minute of play forced Sundborn IF's goalkeeper Rikard Lekberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, FC Bodil United's goalkeeper Conny Gullesson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Morgan Flinck. Anders Hägg charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anders Hägg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Bodil United getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Anders Hägg hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Sundborn IF's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Utfal came free, but Rikard Lekberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Sundborn IF getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Torbjörn Bjurström hit a great ball. Sundborn IF's Rikard Lekberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Skoglund in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Anders Hägg 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. FC Bodil United were furious when Andreas Holm was red carded, 97 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Bodil United! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sundborn IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.