U18 League

Snow Globe
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucas Bengtsson made the kick off which started today's match. Garsås IF's Lucas Bengtsson got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henrik Eliasson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melker Olofsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After having played for 9 minutes, Lucas Bengtsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garsås IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Bengtsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lucas Bengtsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Egil Åkerman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Garsås IF's Fabian Hård got a free kick in the 28th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Vedholm during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Samuel Vedholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Garsås IF defense, Olov Bäcklin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melker Olofsson. The Garsås IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melker Olofsson should have stopped the shot. If Lucas Bengtsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Bengtsson scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egil Åkerman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olov Bäcklin to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Garsås IF's goal looked a bit too open when Vilhelm Stålberg came free, but Melker Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Henrik Eliasson came up free with the goalie in the 58th 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 Henrik Eliasson couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Garsås IF getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Gustaf Åkerström hit a great ball. Vilhelm Stålberg scored 2-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melker Olofsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 72nd minute, Henrik Eliasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Hård kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of North Pole Kickers booed when Garsås IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Hård didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melker Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olov Bäcklin, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 77th minute, Tobias Helström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, North Pole Kickers's goalkeeper Egil Åkerman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Bengtsson. Lucas Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boris Ek got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Torbjörn Bengtsson. In the 91st minute, Samuel Vedholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 93 minutes, Henrik Eliasson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Pole Kickers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Eliasson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabian Hård charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabian Hård the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Garsås IF's Fabian Hård got a free kick in the 94th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. North Pole Kickers fully deserved thier win.