U21 League

Örgyte IS arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt Abrahamsson started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ian Lindström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sonny Holm 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 4th minute. In the 17th minute, Patrik Ahlin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Alliance fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With his leg Sebastian Walroth managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Sledgehammer KO's Bengt Abrahamsson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sonny Holm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Ahlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 30 played minutes Sledgehammer KO got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Sundberg. Patrik Ahlin kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, The Alliance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Nordmark to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Bengt Abrahamsson in the 36th minute really tested Sebastian Walroth's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 37th match minute, Sledgehammer KO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiph Bogren to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Gösta Bollström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sven-Erik Högberg made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, The Alliance's goal looked a bit too open when Filiph Bogren came free, but Sebastian Walroth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute Sven-Erik Högberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Holm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sonny Holm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Ahlin in the 56th minute of play. When Andreas Nordmark came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the The Alliance 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 Andreas Nordmark couldn't finish the play. Andreas Nordmark recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sven-Erik Högberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Kasper Hermansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Holm was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 71st minute of the match, Sven-Erik Högberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sonny Holm was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of The Alliance booed when Sledgehammer KO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Sundberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sonny Holm acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 72nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kasper Hermansson. Bengt Abrahamsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Walroth read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Sonny Holm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Erik Högberg in the 77th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Sledgehammer KO got a freekick which was hit by Filiph Bogren. Svante Wikander charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svante Wikander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sledgehammer KO's Svante Wikander got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 83rd match minute, The Alliance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Bure to maneuver through the defense. Bengt Abrahamsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sebastian Walroth. The Alliance's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 88th minute, Kasper Hermansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Alliance fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Sven-Erik Högberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Alliance's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.