U23 League

Örgyte IS arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Olofsson made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Sledgehammer KO getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Per-Erik Bergstedt hit a great ball. In the 6th minute of the match Hjalmar Håkansson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Peder Blom skillfully saved the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Hjalmar Håkansson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sledgehammer KO's Peder Blom. Peder Blom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Northmen Army's Roy Gustavsson got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 12 played minutes Sledgehammer KO got a freekick which was hit by Elliott Håkansson. With a little luck, The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström got control of the ball when Brian Samuelsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th minute Hu Zhen Di shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peder Blom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brian Samuelsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Robin Bäckström made a huge save. Robin Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Brian Samuelsson sent off a good shot on target. Albertino Severiano's late challenge caught a Sledgehammer KO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertino Severiano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, The Northmen Army's Albertino Severiano got a free kick in the 34th minute. Robin Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Johansson in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to The Northmen Army getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Igor Bozakov hit a great ball. Robin Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Johansson in the 44th minute of play. After the first half The Northmen Army were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brian Samuelsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Oliver Giliusson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Bäckström having to interfere. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kevin Näfver replaced Hao Yuan Guang. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kiko Zimbo replaced Hu Zhen Di. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Teobald Polakowski replaced Christian Olofsson. Sledgehammer KO made a substitution. Joel Bagge replaced Oliver Giliusson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Samuelsson in the 62nd minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Samuelsson in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute Örjan Johansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peder Blom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teobald Polakowski in the 67th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Teobald Polakowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Peder Blom. That made the score 0-2 in the 73 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Per-Erik Bergstedt during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sledgehammer KO getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Per-Erik Bergstedt hit a great ball. Peder Blom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Näfver in the 78th minute of the match. Peder Blom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko Zimbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Sledgehammer KO's Peder Blom got control of the ball when Kevin Näfver tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fortunato Stefano to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Johansson came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Sledgehammer KO's Peder Blom got control of the ball when Kiko Zimbo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sledgehammer KO's Elliott Håkansson got a free kick in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Northmen Army walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.