U18 League

Öregrund -vallen
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) A collision led to Hallands Riviera getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Lucas Ahlquist hit a great ball. Rikard Ahlstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andy Forsell in the 9th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Hallands Riviera's Holger Blom made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rikard Ahlstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rikard Ahlstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Blom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Momlinho's Rikard Ahlstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Holger Blom in the 20th minute of play. Lucas Ahlquist kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Andy Forsell's late challenge caught a FC Momlinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andy Forsell helped the player get up and apologised. Andy Forsell kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Forsell in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Rikard Ahlstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Momlinho's Rikard Ahlstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georg Billström in the 36th minute of play. Rikard Ahlstedt came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Hallands Riviera's Andy Forsell. But to his dismay, Andy Forsell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. A collision led to FC Momlinho getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Jan-Ove Hermansson hit a great ball. Rikard Ahlstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Georg Billström in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Hallands Riviera were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Georg Billström made the kick off in the second half. Andy Forsell was shown his second yellow card after 51 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Andy Forsell kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. If Per-Arne Valrot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hallands Riviera's Georg Billström got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Lukas Strand 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. 60 minutes into the match, FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Rikard Ahlstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Holger Blom. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Momlinho's goalkeeper Rikard Ahlstedt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Holger Blom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hallands Riviera's supporters rose to their feet, but Holger Blom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rikard Ahlstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Holger Blom fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hallands Riviera's protests and gave Holger Blom a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Georg Billström took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Rikard Ahlstedt to make any attempt to save it. In the 78th minute, Göran Hääger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Holger Blom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rikard Ahlstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 83 minutes, Holger Blom managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hallands Riviera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Holger Blom was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hallands Riviera's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.