U18 League

Wooparena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sven-Arne Ivarsson started the match with the kick off. Aleksander Vallander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Ove Gustafsson in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Kista FC's goalkeeper Aleksander Vallander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Ove Gustafsson. After a rather tough play, Woopbongo's Tom Bergkvist got a free kick in the 5th minute. A collision led to Kista FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Erik Apelkvist hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Ove Gustafsson in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aleksander Vallander saved Kista FC from getting behind. If Sven-Arne Ivarsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Stefan Snell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woopbongo's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefan Snell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksander Vallander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute, Jan-Ove Gustafsson 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. 24 minutes into the game, Kista FC's Viktor Kolberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Dalkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 26th match minute, Kista FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Arne Ivarsson to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Kista FC's goalkeeper Aleksander Vallander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Ove Gustafsson. Woopbongo's Jan-Ove Gustafsson was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 29th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Östen Brenner might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tobias Dalkvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Östen Brenner ran back to his position shaking his head. 39 minutes into the game, Thomas Kielstedt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Aleksander Vallander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tobias Dalkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Arne Ivarsson in the 44th minute of the match. Woopbongo's Tobias Dalkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Kolberg in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan-Ove Gustafsson made a kick off. The supporters of Woopbongo booed when Kista FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Arne Ivarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tom Bergkvist's late challenge caught a Kista FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tom Bergkvist helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute Sven-Arne Ivarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Dalkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Bergkvist got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Tom Bergkvist hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st match minute, Kista FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktor Kolberg to maneuver through the defense. Stefan Snell struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Aleksander Vallander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woopbongo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viktor Kolberg got free with Tobias Dalkvist in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tobias Dalkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Aleksander Vallander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Snell, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Woopbongo's zone, Viktor Kolberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobias Dalkvist came out of the goal and Viktor Kolberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tobias Dalkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Apelkvist during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erik Apelkvist hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Albin Eckegren kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Woopbongo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kista FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.