U21 League

Blackwater Park
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilbert Åkesson kicked off to start the match. Jonas Isaksson took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kent Backman. Kent Backman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After 5 played minutes Norrlands Athen got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Björk. Yasin Kärimov scored 2-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kent Backman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kent Backman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Isaksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With his leg Kent Backman managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Panopticon 04's Jonas Isaksson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 14th minute, Harry Böcklund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panopticon 04 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Isaksson got free with Kent Backman in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Isaksson came free, but Kent Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kent Backman came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Panopticon 04's Jack Sjögren. But to his dismay, Jack Sjögren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. 22 minutes into the match, Jonas Isaksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kent Backman. Norrlands Athen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Isaksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 25 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Böcklund came free, but Kent Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Åkesson during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Norrlands Athen getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Gilbert Åkesson hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Yasin Kärimov could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Kent Backman however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Panopticon 04 getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Yasin Kärimov hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Harry Böcklund took a quick shot and it went in 7-0 without a chance for Kent Backman to make any attempt to save it. Karol Lewicki received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kent Backman came out and tried to block the shot, but Karol Lewicki slotted it home off the left post making it 8-0 in the 35th minute. With his leg Kent Backman managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Panopticon 04's Yasin Kärimov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Konrad Harman took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kent Backman. Kent Backman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. 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 10-0.

Kent Backman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yasin Kärimov in the 51st minute of play. 51 minutes into the game, Yasin Kärimov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Kent Backman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Karol Lewicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Kent Backman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norrlands Athen's Kent Backman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Kärimov in the 58th minute of play. After 59 played minutes Norrlands Athen got a freekick which was hit by Josef Lundhberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Kärimov in the 61st minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Kent Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonas Isaksson in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kent Backman saved Norrlands Athen from getting behind. In the 65th minute Jonas Isaksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Backman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norrlands Athen's Kent Backman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Böcklund in the 67th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Lewicki came free, but Kent Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yasin Kärimov took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kent Backman. Kent Backman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-0. In the 74th match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Åkesson to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, Yasin Kärimov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kent Backman. Norrlands Athen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yasin Kärimov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 13-0. In the 78thth minute of the game Jonas Isaksson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Norrlands Athen's Kent Backman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd minute Jonas Isaksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Backman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harry Böcklund succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 15-0. 86 minutes into the game, Panopticon 04's Harry Böcklund nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kent Backman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 16-0. Norrlands Athen's Kent Backman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karol Lewicki in the 89th minute of play. Kent Backman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonas Isaksson went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 17-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Panopticon 04 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.