U23 League

Lustiga Huset
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, 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. Lisa De Cat started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, The Heren Istarion's Svante Hernström made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Blom was left in no man's land by his defense there! Polar Ice Caps's Henry Blom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisa De Cat in the 6th minute of play. Maximiliano Eron blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Bouzon having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Polar Ice Caps's André Botvidsson got a free kick in the 8th minute. Lisa De Cat took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henry Blom. Henry Blom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. David Bouzon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Eron in the 16th minute of the match. Svante Hernström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry Blom having to interfere. In the 20thth minute of the game Lisa De Cat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Polar Ice Caps's Henry Blom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Polar Ice Caps's goalkeeper Henry Blom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lisa De Cat. Lisa De Cat struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Henry Blom didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Heren Istarion. Tord Lundin made in the 32nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Heren Istarion's Alto Jering. When The Heren Istarion's Lisa De Cat in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Polar Ice Caps's goalie prevented a goal. Henry Blom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lisa De Cat's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Svante Hernström got free with Henry Blom in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The Heren Istarion's Christopher Öberg was substituted for Sebastian Lilja. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximiliano Eron to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Speed in the 56th minute of play forced Polar Ice Caps's goalkeeper Henry Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henry Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Speed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Askberg's late challenge caught a Polar Ice Caps's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Askberg helped the player get up and apologised. After 64 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Askberg. In the 66th minute Per Eliasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henry Blom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 minutes, Stellan Sellberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Polar Ice Caps and the The Heren Istarion players grew even worse after the yellow card. 69 minutes into the match, Per Eliasson notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Polar Ice Caps's Henry Blom. Henry Blom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Henry Blom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Eliasson in the 72nd minute of the match. Dennis Malmberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Dennis Malmberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Christopher Öberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henry Blom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Henry Blom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Öberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Henry Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Speed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 98 minutes of play, The Heren Istarion's Zlatan Speed made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Blom was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the The Heren Istarion players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.