U23 League

Agunnaryd Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dick Tunström made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Arnold Stark made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesper Tomasson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the game, Arnold Stark cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jesper Tomasson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute of the match, Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jesper Tomasson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettah Kaká got free with Jesper Tomasson in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lokomotivet Kamraterna's Jesper Tomasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnold Stark in the 17th minute of play. Arnold Stark's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesper Tomasson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfred Markowski in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Arnold Stark's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesper Tomasson was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 32 minutes into the game, Herbert Ek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lokomotivet Kamraterna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elmtaryd Agunnaryd the free kick. A collision led to Lokomotivet Kamraterna getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Herbert Ek hit a great ball. With a little luck, Lokomotivet Kamraterna's Jesper Tomasson got control of the ball when Arnold Stark tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Lokomotivet Kamraterna's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Stark came free, but Jesper Tomasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Marko Blom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesper Tomasson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Jesper Tomasson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ettah Kaká went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnold Stark was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Ettah Kaká hit a great ball. Arnold Stark recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Preben Laudrup during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lokomotivet Kamraterna's Jesper Tomasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnold Stark in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes in the game Zebastian Brovall did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Preben Laudrup. In the 71st minute Hjalmar Adelsköld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Viklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Michael Svanberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski in the 76th minute of play forced Lokomotivet Kamraterna's goalkeeper Jesper Tomasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Adrian Hamnberg was substituted for Knut Rang. After a rather tough play, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Arnold Stark got a free kick in the 79th minute. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd made a substitution. Antonio-Ubaldo Saletros replaced Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski. Zebastian Brovall hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 84thth minute of the game Arnold Stark who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lokomotivet Kamraterna's Jesper Tomasson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Herbert Ek got his second yellow card in the match during the 84th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 85 played minutes Lokomotivet Kamraterna got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Ek. Lokomotivet Kamraterna's Jesper Tomasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnold Stark in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lokomotivet Kamraterna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfred Markowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's players had a chance to rest. Jesper Tomasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnold Stark in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnold Stark in the 90th minute of play forced Lokomotivet Kamraterna's goalkeeper Jesper Tomasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.