U18 League

BENAVALLEN
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonas Zachrisson got the match started through his kick off. Uno Erserman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the game, IFK Hedemora's Uno Erserman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johannes Kristiansson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. IFK Hedemora's Jonas Zachrisson got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Harry Hult hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, IFK Hedemora's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Hökqvist came free, but Elliot Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elliot Berglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc Hökqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, IFK Hedemora's Inge Glad got a free kick in the 30th minute. Elliot Berglund was a little too slow when Pål Klintæus got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 1-1. Johannes Kristiansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Zachrisson in the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Inge Glad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johannes Kristiansson. BENA FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Inge Glad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pål Klintæus was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Hökqvist in the 52nd minute of play forced IFK Hedemora's goalkeeper Elliot Berglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, IFK Hedemora's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Hökqvist came free, but Elliot Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elliot Berglund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Hökqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Torbjörn Löfgren's late challenge caught a IFK Hedemora's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Torbjörn Löfgren helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to BENA FK getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Torbjörn Löfgren hit a great ball. Pål Klintæus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 69 minutes into the match, IFK Hedemora's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Hökqvist came free, but Elliot Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johannes Kristiansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Zachrisson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 76 minutes, Harry Hult managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BENA FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harry Hult was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elliot Berglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Hökqvist in the 84th minute of play. After 86 played minutes BENA FK got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Wahlström. If Jens-Ove Björkkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. IFK Hedemora walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.