U23 League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mats Elg got free with Bianco Garvetti in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 7 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goal looked a bit too open when Khamzat Chimaev came free, but Alexandre Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Tunge Titans's goalkeeper Bianco Garvetti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bengt-Rune Strömbom. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Bengt-Rune Strömbom took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Bianco Garvetti to make any attempt to save it. Bianco Garvetti was a little too slow when Bengt-Rune Strömbom got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 2-0. Brothers of Mercy's attentive Kieran Robertson managed to snatch the ball when Hakim Cody made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. Godofredo Lauaxeta might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Godofredo Lauaxeta ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Lauaxeta in the 25th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Alexandre Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Tunge Titans's goalkeeper Bianco Garvetti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mats Elg. Bengt-Rune Strömbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Bianco Garvetti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bengt-Rune Strömbom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ulf Öfverman charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulf Öfverman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Godofredo Lauaxeta hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Alexandre Pires didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Godofredo Lauaxeta went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Tunge Titans's Godofredo Lauaxeta got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Godofredo Lauaxeta made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires got control of the ball when Godofredo Lauaxeta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tunge Titans's goalkeeper Bianco Garvetti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Tunge Titans's Godofredo Lauaxeta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kieran Robertson hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Kieran Robertson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens-Åke Larsfelt, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.