U18 League

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jesper Larsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Sigvard Björk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper Christian Drewitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Sigvard Björk sped through The Alliance's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Viktor Sigfridsson. Jan-Åke Ekelund hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Urban Säf hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Roger Glanselius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Viktor Sigfridsson. The Alliance's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Axel Lundkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Jesper Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Drewitz was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Mikael Österberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute of the match Roger Glanselius shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Viktor Sigfridsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dan Anselius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christian Drewitz having to make a save. Urban Säf kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Roger Glanselius might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viktor Sigfridsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roger Glanselius ran back to his position shaking his head. After 45 minutes, Sigvard Björk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Blueskatterna and the The Alliance players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, FC Blueskatterna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigvard Björk to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sigvard Björk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Axel Lundkvist notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of FC Blueskatterna's Christian Drewitz. Christian Drewitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 65 minutes into the match, FC Blueskatterna's goal looked a bit too open when Jesper Larsson came free, but Christian Drewitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes FC Blueskatterna got a freekick which was hit by Karl Lindberg. Christian Drewitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon Nordstedt in the 74th minute of the match. When Åke Offendahl fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Blueskatterna's protests and gave Åke Offendahl a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Alliance booed when FC Blueskatterna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Åke Offendahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christian Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Anselius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Jon Nordstedt almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Blueskatterna's Christian Drewitz did a great save. After a rather tough play, The Alliance's Rickard Ekenberg got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Herbert Lundin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Viktor Sigfridsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Blueskatterna's Christian Drewitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jon Nordstedt in the 90th minute of play. Christian Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jon Nordstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.