U21 League

Grännäs IP
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Nordlund got the match started through his kick off. If Lucas Hagberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jörgen Bjurström got free with Patrik Karlberg in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Nils Liedholm IF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Birger Kleen hit a great ball. Jörgen Bjurström hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, Nils Liedholm IF's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Wennerqvist came free, but Ove Hake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Birger Kleen fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nils Liedholm IF's protests and gave Birger Kleen a yellow card for diving instead. Birger Kleen kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Adrian Nordlund came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the IFK Tallkotte 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 Adrian Nordlund couldn't finish the play. Nils Liedholm IF's Ove Hake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johan Arvidsson in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Nils Liedholm IF's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Wennerqvist came free, but Ove Hake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nils Liedholm IF's Birger Kleen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patrik Karlberg. That made the score 1-0 after 29 minutes of play. In the 32nd minute Zebastian Österlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Karlberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Nils Liedholm IF's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Wennerqvist came free, but Ove Hake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jörgen Bjurström to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Nils Liedholm IF's Zebastian Österlund got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute Zebastian Österlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Karlberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st match minute, IFK Tallkotte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Åke Sjögren to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 63 minutes into the game, when Åke Sjögren put in a rough tackle. Nils Liedholm IF were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after IFK Tallkotte's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marc Juhlin took the corner. Marc Juhlin made a great header on Nils Liedholm IF's corner, it was just that IFK Tallkotte's Patrik Karlberg managed to reach the ball for a save. 70 minutes into the match, Birger Kleen notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of IFK Tallkotte's Patrik Karlberg. Patrik Karlberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Kleen in the 75th minute of play forced IFK Tallkotte's goalkeeper Patrik Karlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Einar Borre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nils Liedholm IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IFK Tallkotte the free kick. Einar Borre hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Adrian Nordlund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IFK Tallkotte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Nordlund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lucas Hagberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ove Hake having to make a save. Nils Liedholm IF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.