U18 League

Grängesberg
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Grängesberg FK's Emil Ström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Grängesberg FK got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Wahlnäs. Calle Wanner struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Sven-Olof Forssell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karen FC. After 5 played minutes Grängesberg FK got a freekick which was hit by Isak Ekerot. Sven-Olof Forssell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Sjögren in the 6th minute of the match. Grängesberg FK's Sven-Olof Forssell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malte Sörman in the 7th minute of play. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Hedvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rutger Löv during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 9 played minutes Karen FC got a freekick which was hit by Rutger Löv. Håkan Spetz made in the 14th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Malte Sörman however managed to control. In the 16th minute, Per Sjögren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karen FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rutger Löv in the 19th minute of play forced Grängesberg FK's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Forssell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Åke Smitt made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Isak Ekerot sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Grängesberg FK's Tord Stenqvist got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 22nd minute, Calle Wanner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Per Sjögren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Olof Forssell was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Grängesberg FK's Sven-Olof Forssell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rutger Löv in the 25th minute of play. Emil Ström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Bengt-Åke Smitt made a huge save. The supporters of Karen FC booed when Grängesberg FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isak Ekerot didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Karen FC's Per Sjögren in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grängesberg FK's goalie prevented a goal. Grängesberg FK's Sven-Olof Forssell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Sjögren in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Sjögren in the 36th minute of play forced Grängesberg FK's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Forssell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Per Sjögren made a precise shot to the right of Sven-Olof Forssell. Grängesberg FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 45th minute Jonas Hedvall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Åke Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Emil Ström came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Grängesberg FK 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 Emil Ström couldn't finish the play. 53 minutes into the game, Karen FC's Calle Wanner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven-Olof Forssell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. The supporters of Karen FC booed when Grängesberg FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harry Glanselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Allan Brandin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Hedvall came free, but Bengt-Åke Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Karen FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Ström was slow to take the kick. During this time Grängesberg FK's players had a chance to rest. Grängesberg FK's Emil Ström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bengt-Åke Smitt in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 67 played minutes Grängesberg FK got a freekick which was hit by Allan Brandin. Calle Wanner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Sven-Olof Forssell made a huge save. In the 71st minute Emil Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Åke Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grängesberg FK's Sven-Olof Forssell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calle Wanner in the 72nd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Grängesberg FK's goal looked a bit too open when Per Sjögren came free, but Sven-Olof Forssell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Ström in the 77th minute of the match. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Ström in the 81st minute of the match. After having played for 82 minutes, Malte Sörman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karen FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Malte Sörman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Ström in the 84th minute of play. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Hedvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Per Sjögren hit a great ball. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Ström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Ström in the 95th minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karen FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.