U18 League

Lekparken
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anthon Bivall got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Kurt Björkman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Öjeby IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Kurt Björkman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Billy Johnsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Charlie Lindgren hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Anthon Bivall came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Lekparken FC 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 Anthon Bivall couldn't finish the play. Anthon Bivall hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Agne Joensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthon Bivall in the 17th minute of play. Agne Joensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilgot Bergkvist in the 18th minute of play. When Kurt Söderström came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Öjeby IF 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 Kurt Söderström couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the game, Ernst Grelsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lekparken FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Öjeby IF the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Ernst Grelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Ove Engström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lekparken FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Ove Engström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Öjeby IF's goal looked a bit too open when Anthon Bivall came free, but Agne Joensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 41 minutes, Anthon Bivall managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lekparken FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anthon Bivall was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Billy Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Söderström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kurt Söderström made the kick off in the second half. Kurt Björkman kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Lekparken FC's Andreas Klack tried to score from far away in the 53rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Öjeby IF's Agne Joensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthon Bivall in the 56th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Ove Engström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lekparken FC and the Öjeby IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Lekparken FC got a freekick which was hit by Ove Engström. Marko Jönsson's late challenge caught a Lekparken FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Jönsson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Öjeby IF's Marko Jönsson got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 67th match minute, Lekparken FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reine Ennegren to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurt Söderström got free with Billy Johnsson in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonas Björk's late challenge caught a Lekparken FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonas Björk helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lekparken FC booed when Öjeby IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Björk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andreas Klack took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Agne Joensson. Öjeby IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Agne Joensson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anthon Bivall went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Billy Johnsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Söderström in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Söderström in the 90th minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Billy Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lekparken FC had won after a very even match.