U21 League

almarödsvallen
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, 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. Martin Skröder started the match with the kick off. Mats Pettersson took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arne Gabrielsson. Arne Gabrielsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mats Pettersson might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arne Gabrielsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mats Pettersson ran back to his position shaking his head. 8 minutes into the match, Almaröds FF's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Pettersson came free, but Arne Gabrielsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almaröds FF's Arne Gabrielsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Pettersson in the 10th minute of play. Arne Gabrielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Pettersson in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Almaröds FF's goal looked a bit too open when Joacim Rudberg came free, but Arne Gabrielsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Mats Pettersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Gabrielsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A collision led to SoS FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Joacim Rudberg hit a great ball. Mats Pettersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arne Gabrielsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Pettersson in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes, Mats Pettersson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SoS FC and the Almaröds FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 played minutes SoS FC got a freekick which was hit by Mats Pettersson. Arne Gabrielsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joacim Rudberg's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute, Mats Pettersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Gabrielsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Marc Åkerberg scored 0-4 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arne Gabrielsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the game, Mats Pettersson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Arne Gabrielsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joacim Rudberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joachim Pååk made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Joachim Örtendahl however managed to control.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joacim Rudberg to make the kick off. Joacim Rudberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, Almaröds FF's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Pettersson came free, but Arne Gabrielsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Almaröds FF's Martin Skröder got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 64th minute, SoS FC's Marc Åkerberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arne Gabrielsson. Arne Gabrielsson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Arne Gabrielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Åkerberg in the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Almaröds FF's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Åkerberg came free, but Arne Gabrielsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arne Gabrielsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Pettersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. If Nils-Emil Gadd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arne Gabrielsson was a little too slow when Mats Pettersson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Pettersson in the 91st minute of play forced Almaröds FF's goalkeeper Arne Gabrielsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils-Emil Gadd's late challenge caught a Almaröds FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nils-Emil Gadd helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Almaröds FF booed when SoS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Emil Gadd didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Almaröds FF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SoS FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.