U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Jan Larsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Jan Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robin Bäckström was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save The Northmen Army from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Larsson in the 8th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Hu Zhen Di left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Northmen Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jan-Åke Nordlander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hjalmar Håkansson in the 13th minute of the match. If Dick Hagberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johnny Bergqvist struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Robin Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FF Små Gröna Män. Robin Bäckström was a little too slow when Jan Larsson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-1. FF Små Gröna Män's Jan-Åke Nordlander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hao Yuan Guang in the 27th minute of play. In the last second Robin Bäckström throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jan Larsson in the 30thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 30 minutes, Jan Larsson made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when FF Små Gröna Män was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Westerberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ian Ahlbom kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Christian Olofsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Åke Nordlander was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Jan-Åke Nordlander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Zhen Di, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Dick Hagberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robin Bäckström. The goal made the score 3-2. Roy Gustavsson kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Larsson in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Olofsson to strike the kick off in the second half. If Hjalmar Håkansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, Dick Hagberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dick Hagberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Svante Blom during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Northmen Army's Kevin Näfver was substituted for Hao Yuan Guang. Svante Blom hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Jan-Åke Nordlander was a little too slow when Kevin Näfver got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 4-3. Kiko Zimbo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to The Northmen Army getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sebastian Wacherhausen hit a great ball. FF Små Gröna Män's André Holm couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Northmen Army. In the 77th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fortunato Stefano to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, FF Små Gröna Män's Ian Ahlbom sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robin Bäckström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kevin Näfver hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Jan Larsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Bäckström having to interfere. Jan-Åke Nordlander made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Hjalmar Håkansson sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FF Små Gröna Män had won after a very even match.