U21 League

Torekov Stadion
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joar Lind took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Joar Lind shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Albom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, Övertorneå RK's Joar Lind made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristian Albom was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Roger Malm, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 11 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Kristian Albom was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Kristian Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joar Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Malm came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torekov's Kristian Albom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joar Lind in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Sebastian Utter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Övertorneå RK's Elliott Termander got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joar Lind in the 27th minute of play. After some careless play in the Torekov defense, Joar Lind kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Albom. The Torekov fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Albom should have stopped the shot. Kristian Albom came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Övertorneå RK's Roger Malm. But to his dismay, Roger Malm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 36 minutes into the match, Joar Lind had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joar Lind was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joar Lind in the 39th minute of play forced Torekov's goalkeeper Kristian Albom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Joar Lind's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristian Albom was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 42nd minute Roger Malm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Albom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristian Albom came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Övertorneå RK's Roger Malm. But to his dismay, Roger Malm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ulf Ersman to strike the kick off in the second half. Roger Malm might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristian Albom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roger Malm ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute, Kurt Bergendahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Joar Lind made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Torekov's Kristian Albom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Torekov from getting a goal against them. Kristian Albom was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Roger Malm capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roger Malm really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. After a defensive mix-up in Torekov's zone, Elliott Termander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristian Albom came out of the goal and Elliott Termander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 78 played minutes Torekov got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Utter. 81 minutes into the match, Torekov's goalkeeper Kristian Albom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joar Lind. In the 82nd minute, Kurt Bergendahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Malm came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Torekov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Bergendahl to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Torekov booed when Övertorneå RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Kristiansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute of the match, Joar Lind got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kristian Albom was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match was over Övertorneå RK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Torekov throughout the match.