U18 League

Östra Ljungby
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manfred Nordal kicked off to start the match. Lillebror Gris's late challenge caught a FC Pepsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lillebror Gris helped the player get up and apologised. After 2 played minutes Bibbi Bonkers got a freekick which was hit by Lillebror Gris. After 3 played minutes, FC Pepsi's Edward Fransson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bengt Larsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Pepsi reached it. After 5 minutes, Edward Fransson made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bibbi Bonkers's Bengt Larsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Elliott Wickander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Nordal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Pepsi's Elliott Wickander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save FC Pepsi from getting a goal against them. Elliott Wickander made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Johannes Lindström sent off a good shot on target. Bengt Larsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo Pååk in the 18th minute of play. If Bo Pååk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Johannes Lindström kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Elliott Wickander. That made the score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. In the 26th match minute, FC Pepsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Erik Kvalfält to maneuver through the defense. Elliott Wickander was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Manfred Nordal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 27 minute of play. A hard shot by Olof Mogren from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Elliott Wickander's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Bengt Larsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Edward Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Larsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bengt Larsson came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Pepsi's Edward Fransson. But to his dismay, Edward Fransson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Bo Pååk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Bengt Larsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 42 played minutes Bibbi Bonkers got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Vallengren. If Rikard Smitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Fransson was the one to do the kick off. Edward Fransson scored 2-3 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bengt Larsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edward Fransson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. FC Pepsi's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 2-4 became the score in the 59th minute when Bo Pååk elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Elliott Wickander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johannes Lindström in the 62nd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Jonas Vallengren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bibbi Bonkers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Pepsi the free kick. The supporters of FC Pepsi booed when Bibbi Bonkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Vallengren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bo Pååks short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Bengt Larsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Fransson in the 74th minute of play forced Bibbi Bonkers's goalkeeper Bengt Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johannes Lindström hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Bo Pååk 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. Bibbi Bonkers's Bengt Larsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Fransson in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bibbi Bonkers's Karl-Erik Spets got a free kick in the 85th minute. Joakim Bergström hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the game, Jens-Erik Kvalfält was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Pepsi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bibbi Bonkers the free kick. In the 89th minute, Jens-Erik Kvalfält hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bibbi Bonkers's goalkeeper Bengt Larsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elliott Wickander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfred Nordal, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Bibbi Bonkers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Pepsi were clearly better and deserved to take the win.