U23 League

BENAVALLEN
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) FC Blueskatterna's Ted Nässén started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 3 minutes, Magnus Sandell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Blueskatterna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magnus Sandell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gaspar Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ted Nässén in the 5th minute of play. Alf Lund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Rolandsson having to interfere. Ivan Rolandsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Öfverman in the 9th minute of the match. BENA FK's Gaspar Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Greger Rudkvist in the 13th minute of play. Gaspar Leheren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Greger Rudkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ivan Rolandsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joacim Strömbom went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ted Nässén in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gaspar Leheren saved BENA FK from getting behind. Ivan Rolandsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joacim Strömbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaspar Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Sandell in the 23rd minute of the match. BENA FK's Gaspar Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Greger Rudkvist in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Ted Nässén had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaspar Leheren. BENA FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ted Nässén was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ted Nässén's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gaspar Leheren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Per-Oskar Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. When Greger Rudkvist came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the FC Blueskatterna 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 Greger Rudkvist couldn't finish the play. Gaspar Leheren came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Blueskatterna's Greger Rudkvist. But to his dismay, Greger Rudkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joacim Strömbom to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, BENA FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Nässén came free, but Gaspar Leheren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC Blueskatterna booed when BENA FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Lund didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, FC Blueskatterna's goal looked a bit too open when Joacim Strömbom came free, but Ivan Rolandsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaspar Leheren came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Blueskatterna's Greger Rudkvist. But to his dismay, Greger Rudkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Gaspar Leheren was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Karl-Johan Dahlberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karl-Johan Dahlberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 80thth minute of the game Ted Nässén who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BENA FK's Gaspar Leheren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Alvin Forsberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Blueskatterna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BENA FK the free kick. In the 86th minute, Alvin Forsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Oskar Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Gaspar Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ted Nässén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Joacim Strömbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Rolandsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Dahlberg hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. FC Blueskatterna'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.