U21 League

Lekparken
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Thierry Henry made the kick off and thus started the match. Sonny Brandt hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Ciro Immobile shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Sörman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Pihl United's Nils-Åke Simonsson got control of the ball when Holger Joensson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nils-Åke Simonsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sonny Brandt in the 9th minute. Leonardo Söderquist kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Pihl United's Nils-Åke Simonsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Pihl United from getting a goal against them. 23 minutes into the game, Ciro Immobile threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lekparken FC's Daniel Jacobsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Immobile in the 26th minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper August Sörman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. August Sörman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Immobile in the 26th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ciro Immobile's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Sörman was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Immobile came free, but August Sörman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonas Walroth hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Nils-Åke Simonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Walroth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 42nd minute of the match Jonas Walroth completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jonas Walroth a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Lekparken FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Jonas Walroth hit a great ball. In the 44th minute of the match Karl-Johan Billock sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but August Sörman skillfully saved the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Holger Joensson was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 62nd minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper August Sörman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. August Sörman made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Anton Gallberg sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, Ciro Immobile had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of August Sörman. Lekparken FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro Immobile was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 72nd minute Sonny Brandt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Åke Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Billock charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Johan Billock the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Karl-Johan Billock hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Nils-Åke Simonsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Jacobsson in the 76th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Tomas Bruse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Jacobsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Lekparken FC's August Sörman got control of the ball when Leonardo Söderquist tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Anton Gallberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Pihl United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pihl United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.