U18 League

Asarum
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the match, 1910 Di Blåe's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Engström came free, but Måns Offendahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Stig Anundsson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Asarum's Michel Duset. Michel Duset was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Asarum's Michel Duset played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Asklund in the 16th minute of play. Bror Elg took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michel Duset. Michel Duset dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 29th minute of the match Harry Hedlund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michel Duset showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Harry Hedlund fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1910 Di Blåe's protests and gave Harry Hedlund a yellow card for diving instead. Harry Hedlund hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Karl-Magnus Nyberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Måns Offendahl having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Asarum's Isac Lindkvist got a free kick in the 36th minute. Måns Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Engström in the 43rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bror Elg in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michel Duset prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bror Elg was the one to do the kick off. 1910 Di Blåe's Måns Offendahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frans Jonsson in the 51st minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Isac Lindkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Asarum's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 1910 Di Blåe the free kick. In the 54th match minute, Asarum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Lindkvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute of the game, Håkan Asklund landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 1910 Di Blåe made a substitution. Emanuel Palmkvist replaced Håkan Asklund. After a rather tough play, Asarum's Bengt Jönsson got a free kick in the 60th minute. Michel Duset acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 61st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sven-Ove Ekenberg. Harry Hedlund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Michel Duset. Asarum's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Karl-Magnus Nyberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Asarum's goalkeeper Michel Duset had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bror Elg. After some careless play in the 1910 Di Blåe defense, Henrik Engström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Måns Offendahl. The 1910 Di Blåe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Måns Offendahl should have stopped the shot. Michel Duset made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bror Elg in the 83rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Asarum fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 91 minutes, 1910 Di Blåe's Sven-Ove Ekenberg got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Michel Duset. With his leg Michel Duset managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when 1910 Di Blåe's Bror Elg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Michel Duset made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivar Axelsson in the 96th minute of play.