U23 League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christer Wästerberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to La vecchia signora getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. CJ Kane hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Lirarnas Lag's Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Ravelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Christer Wästerberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 played minutes Lirarnas Lag got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille. Eldad Te Vrede kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Wang Hui Yi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christer Wästerberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Thomas Ravelli made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Lirarnas Lag's zone, Han Solo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alf Enström came out of the goal and Han Solo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lirarnas Lag's Alf Enström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Han Solo in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Lirarnas Lag getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Villiam Stenkvist hit a great ball. Han Solo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Alf Enström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alf Enström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Enström, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After some careless play in the Lirarnas Lag defense, CJ Kane kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alf Enström. The Lirarnas Lag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alf Enström should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and CJ Kane made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Lirarnas Lag's Örjan Håning got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Lirarnas Lag's Alf Enström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by CJ Kane in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute, CJ Kane got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Christer Wästerberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Thomas Ravelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Lirarnas Lag's goalkeeper Alf Enström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Han Solo. The audience was convinced that CJ Kane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alf Enström was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Alf Enström made an important save on a dangerous shot by CJ Kane in the 69th minute. Alf Enström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of CJ Kane's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Christer Wästerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by CJ Kane in the 83rd minute of play forced Lirarnas Lag's goalkeeper Alf Enström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th match minute, Lirarnas Lag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Örjan Håning to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Villiam Stenkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alf Enström made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Edvard Enström sent off a good shot on target. La vecchia signora's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.