U18 League

Hisingsparken
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilhelm Lundberg kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Bergsten in the 4th minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Frans Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frans Karlberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Bergsten, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Hisingen IK's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Brolin came free, but Frans Karlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 played minutes Hisingen IK got a freekick which was hit by Nils-Emil Valström. Frans Karlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joachim Hellgren in the 12th minute of the match. Rudolf Larsson charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rudolf Larsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th match minute, Surahammar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolf Larsson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Surahammar's zone, Wilhelm Lundberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jens-Åke Bank came out of the goal and Wilhelm Lundberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the match, Hisingen IK's goal looked a bit too open when Gottfrid Rang came free, but Frans Karlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frans Karlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Brolin in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Joseph Dahlberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hisingen IK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Surahammar the free kick. In the 26th minute, Joachim Hellgren 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Jimmie Fågel got free with Jens-Åke Bank in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frans Karlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Brolin in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joachim Hellgren in the 32nd minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Frans Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frans Karlberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gottfrid Rang, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Jens-Åke Bank took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilhelm Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Hisingen IK's goal looked a bit too open when Fredric Olsson came free, but Frans Karlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Brolin in the 44th minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Frans Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gottfrid Rang in the 44th minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Frans Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Brolin in the 46th minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Frans Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Leonardo Brolin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Surahammar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonardo Brolin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joachim Hellgren to make the kick off. Surahammar's Jens-Åke Bank played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmie Fågel in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute Wilhelm Lundberg 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Brolin in the 59th minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Frans Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fredric Olsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Frans Karlberg made a huge save. In the 64th match minute, Hisingen IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaf Skarkman to maneuver through the defense. Frans Karlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Brolin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilhelm Lundberg's late challenge caught a Surahammar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilhelm Lundberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Wilhelm Lundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Fredric Olsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frans Karlberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Frans Karlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joachim Hellgren in the 82nd minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Surahammar's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmie Fågel came free, but Jens-Åke Bank reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Surahammar's Fredric Olsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frans Karlberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Surahammar's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.