U23 League

Öresundsparken
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bengt-Arne Danielsson made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Al-Slottshöjden's goalkeeper David Ahlstedt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 5 minutes into the game, FC Kurdistan's Eddie Andreasson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Ahlstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Eddie Andreasson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. David Ahlstedt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anthon Torsberg made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Kurdistan's Malcolm Benett. If Eddie Andreasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Ahlstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Morgan Åkesson in the 17th minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, Al-Slottshöjden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Valler to maneuver through the defense. Claes Andreasson might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Ahlstedt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claes Andreasson ran back to his position shaking his head. Mats Elg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Eddie Andreasson made a precise shot to the right of David Ahlstedt. Al-Slottshöjden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Gustaf Lundblad hit a great ball. After having played for 41 minutes, Eddie Andreasson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eddie Andreasson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Andreasson to maneuver through the defense. David Ahlstedt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eddie Andreasson went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eddie Andreasson to strike the kick off in the second half. Al-Slottshöjden's Ingvar Berg pulled a muscle in his leg after 52 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Roger Forssell charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roger Forssell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Al-Slottshöjden's Mark Nordin was substituted for Ingvar Berg. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Roger Forssell got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Eddie Andreasson took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Ahlstedt. David Ahlstedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. When Roger Forssell came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC Kurdistan 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 Roger Forssell couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Morgan Åkesson managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kurdistan's supporters rose to their feet, but Morgan Åkesson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Ahlstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Al-Slottshöjden's Martin Bergstedt got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to Al-Slottshöjden getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Martin Bergstedt hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Al-Slottshöjden's goalkeeper David Ahlstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Lundström. 77 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's Fabian Lundström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Ahlstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Ahlstedt was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabian Lundström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 86 minute of play. David Ahlstedt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabian Lundström went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. David Ahlstedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabian Lundström's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The supporters of Al-Slottshöjden booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Martinsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mats Elg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bror Stålman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kurdistan played a much better game than Al-Slottshöjden and deserved their victory. The Al-Slottshöjden players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.