U18 League

Herb Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henning Snäll got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ⒻC SⓌAG's zone, Wictor Holmstedt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kent Valler came out of the goal and Wictor Holmstedt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Östen Bennet in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kent Valler saved ⒻC SⓌAG from getting behind. Östen Bennet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kent Valler read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. If Östen Bennet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Östen Bennet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Östen Bennet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kent Valler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pål Klintæus's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Kent Valler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Östen Bennet in the 28th minute of play. Torgny Valström hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Henning Snälls short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Johannes Kristiansson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Östen Bennet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kent Valler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Östen Bennet in the 34th minute of the match. Johannes Kristiansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henning Snäll in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute, one of BENA FK: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 BENA FK. In the 47th minute, Leonard Wahlström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in BENA FK's zone, Villiam Wallman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johannes Kristiansson came out of the goal and Villiam Wallman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Östen Bennet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Östen Bennet might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kent Valler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Östen Bennet ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 57th minute Herbert Norberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Kristiansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Östen Bennet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Kent Valler made a huge save. Georg Löfgren hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Östen Bennet who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Kent Valler when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 67 in the game by Östen Bennet from a close distance when the talented Kent Valler managed to make a qualified save. ⒻC SⓌAG's players were relieved. Herbert Norberg succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Kent Valler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pål Klintæus, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, BENA FK's Leonard Wahlström got a free kick in the 80th minute. BENA FK's Östen Bennet got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. BENA FK's Johannes Kristiansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Snäll in the 91st minute of play. Johannes Kristiansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henning Snäll, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Henning Snäll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johannes Kristiansson having to interfere. In the 97th minute Henning Snäll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Kristiansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BENA FK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.