U18 League

SöderBorg Stadion
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jimmie Hedlund kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olle Ugla in the 5th minute of play forced Karlsborg's goalkeeper Billy Hydén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billy Hydén made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Jimmie Hedlund sent off a good shot on target. If Boris Söderberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Leonardo Skarkman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the game, Jimmie Hedlund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Billy Hydén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 28 played minutes IFK Bajenby got a freekick which was hit by Sten Andreasson. In the 29th minute of the match Anton Sjögren sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vincent Rudberg skillfully saved the ball. Billy Hydén made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimmie Hedlund in the 30th minute. Jimmie Hedlund who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Billy Hydén when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ove Holmgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute Wiktor Karlstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Rudberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes IFK Bajenby's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anton Sjögren who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Anton Sjögren got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vincent Rudberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. IFK Bajenby's Jimmie Hedlund got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to IFK Bajenby getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Olle Odeen hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Karlsborg's Anton Sjögren broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Karlsborg getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Tomas Näfver hit a great ball. 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.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Karlstedt in the 52nd minute of play forced IFK Bajenby's goalkeeper Vincent Rudberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sten Andreasson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 58 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of IFK Bajenby:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Karlsborg:s goal. When the match had been going on for 60 minutes, Karlsborg's Anton Sjögren got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Vincent Rudberg. In the 64th minute, Boris Söderberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karlsborg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. IFK Bajenby's Vincent Rudberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save IFK Bajenby from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute, Boris Söderberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vincent Rudberg. The goal made the score 2-3. IFK Bajenby made a substitution. Markus Täman replaced Andy Botvidsson. In the 79th match minute, IFK Bajenby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olle Ugla to maneuver through the defense. Olle Ugla might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Billy Hydén. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olle Ugla ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Karlsborg's zone, Olle Ugla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Billy Hydén came out of the goal and Olle Ugla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bertil Eklund's late challenge caught a IFK Bajenby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bertil Eklund helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of IFK Bajenby booed when Karlsborg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertil Eklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, IFK Bajenby's Ove Holmgren got a free kick in the 88th minute. Karlsborg were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over IFK Bajenby's much stronger midfield.