U18 League

The Lodge
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 2 minutes into the game, Vit Snow was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Pole Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tall Oaks the free kick. After 2 played minutes North Pole Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Vit Snow. When Joar Abrahamsson came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Tall Oaks 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 Joar Abrahamsson couldn't finish the play. Egil Åkerman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joar Abrahamsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Edwin Malm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Bäcklin in the 19th minute of the match. Olov Bäcklin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 25 played minutes Tall Oaks got a freekick which was hit by Olov Abrahamsson. Edwin Malm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Bengtsson in the 26th minute of play. North Pole Kickers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucas Alberg in the 27th minute. After taking down the ball on North Pole Kickers's corner Lucas Alberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edwin Malm quite easily take care of the ball. Edwin Malm came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by North Pole Kickers's Torbjörn Bengtsson. But to his dismay, Torbjörn Bengtsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When North Pole Kickers's Olov Bäcklin in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tall Oaks's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, North Pole Kickers's Carl Knutsson got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute Joar Abrahamsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egil Åkerman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrik Eliasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin Malm having to interfere. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Olov Bäcklin sped through Tall Oaks's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edwin Malm. Joar Abrahamsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Olov Abrahamsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tall Oaks's supporters rose to their feet, but Olov Abrahamsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egil Åkerman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. North Pole Kickers's Vilhelm Stålberg was substituted for Carl Knutsson.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olov Bäcklin to make the kick off. Edwin Malm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Bengtsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin Malm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilhelm Stålberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Boris Ek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Tall Oaks's Joar Abrahamsson got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Vilhelm Stålberg came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the North Pole Kickers 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 Vilhelm Stålberg couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Vilhelm Stålberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Pole Kickers's supporters rose to their feet, but Vilhelm Stålberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edwin Malm breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Tall Oaks getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. John Lindqvist hit a great ball. Olov Bäcklin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edwin Malm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrik Eliasson in the 74th minute. Vilhelm Stålberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Edwin Malm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute of the match, Vilhelm Stålberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edwin Malm saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as North Pole Kickers's Torbjörn Bengtsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Edwin Malm. That made the score 0-3 after 78 minutes of play. In the 81st match minute, Tall Oaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Lindqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind North Pole Kickers's goalkeeper Egil Åkerman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vilhelm Stålberg charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vilhelm Stålberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, North Pole Kickers's Vilhelm Stålberg got a free kick in the 88th minute. Joar Abrahamsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. North Pole Kickers played a much better game than Tall Oaks and deserved their victory. The Tall Oaks players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.