U23 League

Trollebo
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Leo Lönn started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, IFK Stockholm's Leonard Örtlund got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Rüknettin Bağdaş came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Stockholm's Leo Lönn. But to his dismay, Leo Lönn quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of IFK Stockholm booed when AC Trollebo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Ove Bergkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AC Trollebo's zone, Leo Lönn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rüknettin Bağdaş came out of the goal and Leo Lönn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ball Pitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Ball Pitt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gunnar Granqvist was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Leo Lönn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Rüknettin Bağdaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Gunnar Granqvist managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when AC Trollebo's Cássio Rocks fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind IFK Stockholm's goalkeeper Gunnar Granqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rüknettin Bağdaş stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leo Lönn's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Leo Lönn 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Sigvard Danielsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Trollebo's supporters rose to their feet, but Sigvard Danielsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gunnar Granqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rüknettin Bağdaş came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Stockholm's Anton Kvarnström. But to his dismay, Anton Kvarnström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, IFK Stockholm's goalkeeper Gunnar Granqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mustafa Cumhur Birge. 38 minutes into the match, IFK Stockholm's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Rocks came free, but Gunnar Granqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 43 minutes, Anton Kvarnström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IFK Stockholm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Kvarnström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ball Pitt in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gunnar Granqvist saved IFK Stockholm from getting behind.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ball Pitt to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, AC Trollebo's Kennet Käcker seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kennet Käcker the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AC Trollebo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kennet Käcker had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Kennet Käcker hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, AC Trollebo's Igor Turok got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ball Pitt struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Gunnar Granqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Trollebo. Gunnar Granqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ball Pitt, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 62 minutes into the match, Ball Pitt notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of IFK Stockholm's Gunnar Granqvist. Gunnar Granqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Anton Kvarnström came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the IFK Stockholm 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 Anton Kvarnström couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute of the match, Leo Lönn got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rüknettin Bağdaş was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to AC Trollebo getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Bo-Erik Klack hit a great ball. The supporters of AC Trollebo booed when IFK Stockholm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Štefko Müür didn't get a good kick on the ball. AC Trollebo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Anton Kvarnström scored to the left of an out of position Rüknettin Bağdaş, making the score, 1-3. In the 83rd minute, Ball Pitt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gunnar Granqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Gunnar Granqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 狄钢明, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ball Pitt in the 89th minute of play forced IFK Stockholm's goalkeeper Gunnar Granqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AC Trollebo booed when IFK Stockholm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Örtlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute of the match, Simon Ek got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rüknettin Bağdaş was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, IFK Stockholm's Štefko Müür got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Igor Turok kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The IFK Stockholm supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing IFK Stockholm would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.