U23 League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Conny Vesterberg started the match with the kick off. Fabiano Antonini scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Sefastsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Fredric Åhman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Hagström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasmus Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The audience was convinced that Conny Vesterberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Sefastsson was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the Rank 1 defense, Rasmus Fransson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Hagström. The Rank 1 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Hagström should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Fransson in the 31st minute of play forced Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Dick Lindgren came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Bullen's Rasmus Fransson has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 38th minute. After having played for 42 minutes, Rasmus Fransson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bullen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rasmus Fransson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ulf Hedling fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bullen's protests and gave Ulf Hedling a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulf Hedling to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rasmus Fransson to make the kick off. Björn Skog made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Fabiano Antonini however managed to control. Håkan Wahlnäs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Hagström having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Ulf Hedling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goalkeeper Emanuel Sefastsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabiano Antonini. 67 minutes into the match, Rank 1's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Fransson came free, but Marcus Hagström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Fransson in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Rank 1 booed when FC Bullen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Hellqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Håkan Wahlnäs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute of the match, Fabiano Antonini tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emanuel Sefastsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 88th minute, Rasmus Fransson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bullen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Marcus Hagström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasmus Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 91 played minutes Rank 1 got a freekick which was hit by Björn Skog. Conny Vesterberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Sefastsson having to interfere. Håkan Wahlnäs charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Håkan Wahlnäs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Håkan Wahlnäs hit a great ball. FC Bullen's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.