U21 League

Flower Goal Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sven-Erik Högberg kicked off to start the match. Åke Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Ahlin in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Blomstermåla BK booed when The Alliance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Nordmark didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Ahlin in the 8th minute of play forced Blomstermåla BK's goalkeeper Åke Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Blomstermåla BK's Olov Hääger got a free kick in the 9th minute. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Högberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. When Bengt-Arne Martinsson fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blomstermåla BK's protests and gave Bengt-Arne Martinsson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Blomstermåla BK's Bengt-Arne Martinsson got a free kick in the 12th minute. The audience was convinced that Sven-Erik Högberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Åke Johnsson was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Blomstermåla BK's Åke Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Erik Högberg in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blomstermåla BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kasper Hermansson was slow to take the kick. During this time The Alliance's players had a chance to rest. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Högberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Yevgen Stetsjko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Åke Johnsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Kasper Hermansson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Åke Johnsson. Blomstermåla BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kasper Hermansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Blomstermåla BK's Jörgen Bergfeldt got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Ahlin in the 35th minute of play forced Blomstermåla BK's goalkeeper Åke Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Erik Högberg in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Åke Johnsson saved Blomstermåla BK from getting behind. Sven-Erik Högberg scored 0-3 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Åke Johnsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Högberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sakarias Melin made a kick off. Åke Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Erik Högberg in the 55th minute of play. Patrik Ahlin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Åke Johnsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Patrik Ahlin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute The Alliance were awarded a corner. Kasper Hermansson went to the cornerflag to take it. Wu Shi Di was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience was convinced that Sven-Erik Högberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Åke Johnsson was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. 66 minutes in the game, Sven-Erik Högberg fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Åke Johnsson having to interfere. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Högberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Blomstermåla BK's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Nordmark came free, but Åke Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blomstermåla BK's Åke Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Erik Högberg in the 74th minute of play. Sven-Erik Högberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Åke Johnsson made a huge save. Blomstermåla BK's Olov Hääger got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Olov Hääger off the ground. After 80 played minutes Blomstermåla BK got a freekick which was hit by Olov Hääger. In the 86th match minute, The Alliance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Bure to maneuver through the defense. Sven-Erik Högberg in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Åke Johnsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 95th minute, Andreas Nordmark 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.