U21 League

Ralles Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Bror Hanmark started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Elefanterna getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bernt Ahlkvist hit a great ball. Ralles Bollklubb's Magne Blomqvist couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Elefanterna. Elefanterna were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Ralles Bollklubb's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sture Stare took the corner. Eric Fågel was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Bror Hanmark received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stig-Åke Brogren came out and tried to block the shot, but Bror Hanmark slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 22nd minute. Stig-Åke Brogren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Wester, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, Elefanterna's Martin Mört got a free kick in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Marcus Wester recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stig-Åke Brogren. Marcus Wester showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Bror Hanmark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elefanterna's Stig-Åke Brogren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bror Hanmark in the 39th minute of play. Augustus Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sture Stare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henrik Häger to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Henrik Häger reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Augustus Batalla. The goal made the score 2-2. Augustus Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sture Stare in the 56th minute of the match. Augustus Batalla came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Elefanterna's Henrik Häger. But to his dismay, Henrik Häger quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Stig-Åke Brogren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leif Classon in the 62nd minute of play. With a little luck, Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla got control of the ball when Henrik Häger tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66thth minute of the game Leif Classon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elefanterna's Stig-Åke Brogren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Ekeroth in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Henrik Häger got a very nice opportunity to score, but Augustus Batalla was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jens-Ove Olsmann hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Magne Blomqvist sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Elefanterna's Stig-Åke Brogren didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Stare in the 78th minute of play forced Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Elefanterna's Sture Stare got a free kick in the 80th minute. With his leg Augustus Batalla managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Elefanterna's Henrik Häger fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Kristoffer Kondor came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Elefanterna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kristoffer Kondor couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Eric Fågel 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tor Hjelm during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tor Hjelm hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Sture Stare blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Augustus Batalla having to make a save. The Elefanterna players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.