U18 League

Surahammar
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sigvard Björk started the match with the kick off. FC Blueskatterna's Christian Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Blueskatterna from getting a goal against them. Christian Drewitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Brolin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Surahammar's Jens-Åke Bank played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Offendahl in the 5th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Gottfrid Rang reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Christian Drewitz. The goal made the score 1-0. Herbert Lundin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Åke Bank having to interfere. Jens-Åke Bank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigvard Björk in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute Åke Offendahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Åke Bank saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Drewitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Olsson in the 41st minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joachim Hellgren made a kick off. After 55 played minutes FC Blueskatterna got a freekick which was hit by Lars-Erik Spets. The crowd rose to their feet as Roger Glanselius kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jens-Åke Bank. That made the score 1-3 in the 60 minute of play. Christian Drewitz came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Surahammar's Gottfrid Rang. But to his dismay, Gottfrid Rang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Jens-Åke Bank made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Sigvard Björk sent off a good shot on target. Jens-Åke Bank was a little too slow when Åke Offendahl got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 2-4. Jens-Åke Bank was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Åke Offendahl showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 77 minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Blueskatterna's Lars-Erik Spets got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joachim Hellgren in the 84th minute of play forced FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper Christian Drewitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Blueskatterna's Christian Drewitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredric Olsson in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Leonardo Brolin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Christian Drewitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ivar Östman hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Blueskatterna walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.