U23 League

Södra Sambastadion
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt-Rune Strömbom started the match with the kick off. Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Valentin Kellbom, made in the 5th minute of the game. John Häger kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Ronnie Meck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Öfverman in the 7th minute of the match. After 7 minutes of play Samba Fotboll U21's John Häger was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. John Häger kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Alexandre Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zygmunt Koprowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jörn Matsson hit a great ball. After 15 played minutes Brothers of Mercy got a freekick which was hit by Mats Elg. After a rather tough play, Brothers of Mercy's Valentin Kellbom got a free kick in the 17th minute. The audience was convinced that Ulf Öfverman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronnie Meck was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. When Zygmunt Koprowski came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Samba Fotboll U21 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 Zygmunt Koprowski couldn't finish the play. In the 25thth minute of the game Zygmunt Koprowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Brothers of Mercy's zone, Zygmunt Koprowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Pires came out of the goal and Zygmunt Koprowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute Mats Elg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronnie Meck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Koprowski in the 36th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Alexandre Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Koprowski in the 40th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Alexandre Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zygmunt Koprowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mats Elg kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zygmunt Koprowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Ulf Öfverman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronnie Meck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Brothers of Mercy defense, Zygmunt Koprowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Pires. The Brothers of Mercy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Pires should have stopped the shot. Ronnie Meck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Öfverman in the 61st minute of the match. Ronnie Meck made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Bengt-Rune Strömbom sent off a good shot on target. Ronnie Meck made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Bengt-Rune Strömbom sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th minute Viktor Sillén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brothers of Mercy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kevin Norström was slow to take the kick. During this time Samba Fotboll U21's players had a chance to rest. Wictor Gustavsson made a great header on Samba Fotboll U21's corner, it was just that Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires managed to reach the ball for a save. Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valentin Kellbom in the 69 minute of the game. With 71 minutes on the clock, Thiago van Dijk commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 71 minutes into the game, one of Brothers of Mercy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Brothers of Mercy:s Alexandre Pires showed great skill when he stopped Kevin Norström:s penalty. Valentin Kellbom got a throw-in 75 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gustaf Berggren. Alexandre Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zygmunt Koprowski in the 79th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Kevin Norström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Samba Fotboll U21's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Öfverman came free, but Ronnie Meck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zygmunt Koprowski in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Zygmunt Koprowski made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Pires. Brothers of Mercy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Samba Fotboll U21 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Brothers of Mercy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.