U23 League

BENAVALLEN
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joacim Strömbom started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, BENA FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakob Öfverman to maneuver through the defense. Åke Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludvig Söderquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charles Soned charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Soned the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in BENA FK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! Lennart Nilsson scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaspar Leheren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ralf Kullgren fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blomstermåla BK's protests and gave Ralf Kullgren a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes Blomstermåla BK got a freekick which was hit by Ralf Kullgren. Åke Johnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joacim Strömbom in the 20th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Joacim Strömbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Johnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Åke Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joacim Strömbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Jörgen Bergfeldt 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. With a little luck, Blomstermåla BK's Åke Johnsson got control of the ball when Joacim Strömbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gaspar Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksander Ekblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Aleksander Ekblom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaspar Leheren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joacim Strömbom took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Åke Johnsson. Åke Johnsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 42 played minutes BENA FK got a freekick which was hit by Ludvig Söderquist. After 46 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Blomstermåla BK! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jörgen Bergfeldt made a kick off. After a rather tough play, BENA FK's Jakob Öfverman got a free kick in the 64th minute. Gaspar Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Eskilsson in the 78th minute of play. Sakarias Melin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Gaspar Leheren made a huge save. Åke Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludvig Söderquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaspar Leheren made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Aleksander Ekblom sent off a good shot on target. Gaspar Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Eskilsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.