U21 League

Conny Grönlund Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henrik Häger kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Henley Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Johnny Ekeroth came free, but Benjamin Enegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. August Wennerqvist hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute of the match, Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Axel Häll saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 19 minutes of play, Henley Utd's John Björkkvist made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Axel Häll was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 27 in the game by John Björkkvist from a close distance when the talented Axel Häll managed to make a qualified save. Elefanterna's players were relieved. Axel Häll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henley Utd's Benjamin Enegren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Häger in the 33rd minute of play. August Wennerqvist was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. August Wennerqvist hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Benjamin Enegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Häger in the 37th minute of the match. When John Björkkvist came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Henley Utd 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 John Björkkvist couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Bengt Lund 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. In the 44th minute, Bernt Ahlkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elefanterna's Axel Häll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell John Björkkvist to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Elefanterna got a freekick which was hit by Göran Iller. Axel Häll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Björkkvist in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th match minute, Henley Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthon Paulin to maneuver through the defense. Axel Häll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Björkkvist in the 57th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Henley Utd's zone, Martin Mört stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamin Enegren came out of the goal and Martin Mört tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute Johnny Ekeroth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Enegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Wilhelm Svensson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Axel Häll. Elefanterna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marc-Joel van Bronckhorst was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Johnny Ekeroth hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.