U23 League

Råsunda 1891
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bengt-Rune Linberg kicked off to start the match. A collision led to HEJA ESLÖV getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bengt-Rune Linberg hit a great ball. In the 7th minute of the match Melchester Rovers got a corner. HEJA ESLÖV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Uno Klementsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. 7 minutes into the game, Osvald Tinglöf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Melchester Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HEJA ESLÖV the free kick. In the 7th minute, Osvald Tinglöf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrick Samuelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Törnblom in the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, HEJA ESLÖV's Daniel Brovall got a free kick in the 21st minute. Karl-Michael Eriksson kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Kristoffer Kleen kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. A hard shot by Juliusz Oliszewski from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Simon Bergsten's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Brovall during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Brovall. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Ciborek during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Melchester Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Ciborek to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute of the match Alexander Törnblom sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Samuelsson skillfully saved the ball. In the 38th match minute, Melchester Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvald Tinglöf to maneuver through the defense. Bengt-Rune Linberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Patrick Samuelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With 48 minutes on the clock, Kent Odén commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Kent Odén hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. 49 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Uno Klementsson came free, but Simon Bergsten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rasmus Henriksson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Henriksson in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute Kaj Jonasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Bergsten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Henriksson in the 62nd minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melchester Rovers's Patrick Samuelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Eriksson in the 66th minute of play. Simon Bergsten didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rasmus Henriksson went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. HEJA ESLÖV's attentive Kristoffer Kleen managed to snatch the ball when Uno Klementsson made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. Simon Bergsten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaj Jonasson in the 76th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kaj Jonasson in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Simon Bergsten saved HEJA ESLÖV from getting behind. In the 84th minute, Kristoffer Kleen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th match minute, Melchester Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rasmus Henriksson to maneuver through the defense. After 88 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Brovall. Rasmus Henriksson succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Melchester Rovers's Osvald Tinglöf sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Simon Bergsten narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There was no doubt that Melchester Rovers were the better team. Melchester Rovers's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.