U18 League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sven-Arne Ivarsson made the kick off which started today's match. Bengt-Arne Stabbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Vallander having to interfere. Aleksander Vallander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Kråk in the 11th minute of the match. Kista FC's Aleksander Vallander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Kista FC from getting a goal against them. Bengt-Arne Stabbe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Aleksander Vallander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Bengt-Arne Stabbe got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Kista FC's Aleksander Vallander got control of the ball when Fabian Kråk tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in AIF's zone, Sven-Arne Ivarsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Billing came out of the goal and Sven-Arne Ivarsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonas Ståhlman hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Fabian Kråk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Bengt-Arne Stabbe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabian Kråk kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Kista FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Östen Brenner to maneuver through the defense. Tim Billing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Ivarsson in the 43rd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabian Kråk to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, AIF's Gustaf Låsberg got a free kick in the 54th minute. Aleksander Vallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Kråk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kista FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Sven-Arne Ivarsson hit a great ball. Fabian Kråk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Vallander having to interfere. Sven-Arne Ivarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Billing having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, AIF's goalkeeper Tim Billing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilbert Bammerman. In the 74th minute Marko Ekenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Billing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 played minutes Kista FC got a freekick which was hit by Östen Brenner. Aleksander Vallander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaf Låsberg in the 78th minute of the match. AIF's Bengt-Arne Stabbe got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AIF's Tim Billing proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save AIF from getting a goal against them. Johan Rosendal hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kista FC's zone, Fabian Kråk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksander Vallander came out of the goal and Fabian Kråk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aleksander Vallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Arne Stabbe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Fabian Kråk 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. 94 minutes into the game, Ingmar Brask was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AIF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kista FC the free kick. In the 94th minute, Ingmar Brask hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven-Arne Ivarsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Tim Billing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AIF had won after a very even match.