U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Lennart Abrahamsson made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 10th minute Lennart Abrahamsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Åke Nordlander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melker Sandström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Åke Nordlander having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, FF Små Gröna Män's goal looked a bit too open when Lennart Abrahamsson came free, but Jan-Åke Nordlander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Larsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jan-Åke Nordlander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Hedling in the 34th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, FF Små Gröna Män's goal looked a bit too open when Melker Sandström came free, but Jan-Åke Nordlander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lennart Abrahamsson came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Team Rocco 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 Lennart Abrahamsson couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan Larsson to make the kick off. Marcus Klint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnny Bergqvist in the 51st minute of the match. Marcus Klint came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by FF Små Gröna Män's Johnny Bergqvist. But to his dismay, Johnny Bergqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Team Rocco's Jan-Olof Hedling slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan-Åke Nordlander. That made the score 1-1 after 54 minutes of play. In the 57th minute, Jan-Olof Hedling left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Team Rocco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Marcus Klint took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Åke Nordlander made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Melker Sandström sent off a good shot on target. Jan-Olof Hedling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Jan-Åke Nordlander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, FF Små Gröna Män's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Nordlander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Erik Bengtsson. In the 72nd match minute, Team Rocco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Olof Hedling to maneuver through the defense. Dick Hagberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Marcus Klint tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan-Åke Nordlander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Olof Hedling, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Abrahamsson in the 78th minute of play forced FF Små Gröna Män's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Nordlander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Team Rocco's Jan-Olof Hedling dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 88th minute Ian Ahlbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Klint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Team Rocco's Marcus Klint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Larsson in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Jan Larsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FF Små Gröna Män fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. André Holm hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Team Rocco's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.