U18 League

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ludvig Skark took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd play minute Ludvig Skark came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Arne Almstedt. 1-0. In the 5th minute, Ludvig Skark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute of the match, Ludvig Skark got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arne Almstedt was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hudiksvalls United! In the 18th minute, one of No Gravity FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for No Gravity FC. The referee gave Hudiksvalls United a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Björn Björklund, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of No Gravity FC's Mikael Sjöberg. 2-1. Mikael Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonny Almqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sverker Lilja in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arne Almstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 28 minutes into the match, No Gravity FC's Sverker Lilja sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arne Almstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Sverker Lilja took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Arne Almstedt to make any attempt to save it. Sverker Lilja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Almstedt having to interfere. Axel Ahlroht struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Arne Almstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for No Gravity FC. The audience was convinced that Sverker Lilja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arne Almstedt was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After having played for 38 minutes, Sverker Lilja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. No Gravity FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sverker Lilja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No Gravity FC were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Hudiksvalls United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Babak Savage took the corner. The corner led No Gravity FC's Babak Savage to fire away a dangerous shot which Arne Almstedt despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sverker Lilja hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastian Christoffersson to make the kick off. Sverker Lilja scored 4-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arne Almstedt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When No Gravity FC's Sverker Lilja in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hudiksvalls United's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Axel Ahlroht hit a great ball. In the 62nd match minute, No Gravity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babak Savage to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sverker Lilja in the 67th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Arne Almstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sverker Lilja in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arne Almstedt saved Hudiksvalls United from getting behind. After 73 played minutes, No Gravity FC's Emil Söderqwist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arne Almstedt came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in No Gravity FC reached it. No Gravity FC's Sverker Lilja got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arne Almstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sverker Lilja in the 78th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Sverker Lilja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arne Almstedt. Hudiksvalls United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sverker Lilja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Sverker Lilja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hicham Savage sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 89th minute, Jonny Almqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Almstedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sverker Lilja's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Arne Almstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Ahlroht in the 92nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Babak Savage managed to get in a good position for a shot. No Gravity FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Babak Savage was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arne Almstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The No Gravity FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hudiksvalls United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.