U18 League

Gruvan
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Markus Holmgren kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Ralf Skröder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hammarby Gård's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IKS Norrköping the free kick. A collision led to Hammarby Gård getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ralf Skröder hit a great ball. In the 9th match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Forsell to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Hampus Vallin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malcolm Jakobsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hammarby Gård's Malcolm Jakobsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Forssberg in the 19th minute of play. Hammarby Gård's Malcolm Jakobsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Forssberg in the 20th minute of play. Marcus Forssberg struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Malcolm Jakobsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IKS Norrköping. Malcolm Jakobsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Forssberg in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute Marcus Forssberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malcolm Jakobsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrik Tingberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oskar Enegren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Malcolm Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Forssberg in the 32nd minute of the match. If Markus Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 played minutes IKS Norrköping got a freekick which was hit by Morgan Ek. Hammarby Gård's Oskar Enegren took a good shot, in the 35th minute, which hit the crossbar above Henrik Tingberg's head, and flew over the goal. IKS Norrköping's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Hammarby Gård. A collision led to IKS Norrköping getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Lucas Sefastsson hit a great ball. IKS Norrköping were furious when Lucas Sefastsson was red carded, 40 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 39th minute, one of IKS Norrköping: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 IKS Norrköping. After 41 minutes IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper Henrik Tingberg managed, with a little bit of luck, save Markus Holmgren's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 41st minute, Markus Holmgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hammarby Gård fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan-Olof Sundström during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jan-Olof Sundström kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. If Marcus Forssberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcus Forssberg to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Hammarby Gård getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Per-Erik Jansson hit a great ball. 53 minutes into the match, Hammarby Gård's goalkeeper Malcolm Jakobsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Forssberg. Markus Holmgren scored 2-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrik Tingberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Hampus Vallin took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Malcolm Jakobsson to make any attempt to save it. Henrik Tingberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Sundström in the 66th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Forsell to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match Oskar Enegren sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henrik Tingberg skillfully saved the ball. In the 75th minute, Hampus Vallin 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. Hammarby Gård's Malcolm Jakobsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hampus Vallin in the 81st minute of play. Jan-Olof Sundström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Henrik Tingberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the game, Marcus Forssberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Malcolm Jakobsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Markus Holmgren took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrik Tingberg. Henrik Tingberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3.