U18 League

Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Black Mamba's Hans Bergman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes FC Raaz got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Smitt. The supporters of Black Mamba booed when FC Raaz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arman Eriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Tingelholm in the 11th minute of play forced FC Raaz's goalkeeper Henrik Bjursell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes of play, FC Raaz's Ivar Eklund made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elliott Sundin was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Hannes Björck in the 17th minute of play forced FC Raaz's goalkeeper Henrik Bjursell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Black Mamba's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Smitt came free, but Elliott Sundin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elliott Sundin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivar Eklund in the 20th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Kalle Sjö managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Mamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Kalle Sjö was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrik Bjursell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the game, Stig-Åke Mårtensson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Mamba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Raaz the free kick. 28 minutes into the game, one of Black Mamba:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 33 minutes into the match, Black Mamba's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Smitt came free, but Elliott Sundin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Black Mamba's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Nässén came free, but Elliott Sundin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valter Tingelholm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Henrik Bjursell made a huge save. After the first half FC Raaz were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Leonard Smitt made the kick off in the second half. Ivar Eklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Elliott Sundin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Raaz's Henrik Bjursell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Bergman in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Black Mamba were awarded a corner. Valter Tingelholm went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Valter Tingelholm got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Henrik Bjursell quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Valter Tingelholm succeeded in the game's 66th minute to get real power on a long shot . FC Raaz's Henrik Bjursell hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 2-2! Henrik Bjursell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Tingelholm in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute, Hans Bergman 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. The supporters of Black Mamba booed when FC Raaz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Nässén didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Jörgen Bogren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hannes Björck came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Black Mamba 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 Hannes Björck couldn't finish the play.