U23 League

Snow Globe
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Iosif Golescu's late challenge caught a Lite Finare Lite Bättre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iosif Golescu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, Iosif Golescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nisse Jul might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Magnus Hedman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nisse Jul ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalkeeper Magnus Hedman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nisse Jul. In the 21st minute, Bo Vester hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nisse Jul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magnus Hedman having to interfere. Tomas Thedin scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egil Åkerman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th match minute, Lite Finare Lite Bättre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Ek to maneuver through the defense. If Nisse Jul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Magnus Hedman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar Tomasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The North Pole Kickers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lite Finare Lite Bättre were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nisse Jul to make the kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalkeeper Magnus Hedman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rutger Lundin's late challenge caught a North Pole Kickers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rutger Lundin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Rutger Lundin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magnus Hedman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pere Noel in the 59th minute of the match. Andy Westerberg hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. If Nisse Jul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When North Pole Kickers's Nisse Jul in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stefan Bjursell during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Stefan Bjursell got a free kick in the 71st minute. 74 minutes into the match, Valdemar Tomasson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magnus Hedman. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdemar Tomasson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Nisse Jul blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Magnus Hedman having to make a save. When Kristoffer Engström fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Pole Kickers's protests and gave Kristoffer Engström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, Nisse Jul made a precise shot to the right of Magnus Hedman. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nisse Jul in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Magnus Hedman saved Lite Finare Lite Bättre from getting behind. Magnus Hedman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nisse Jul in the 89th minute of the match. A collision led to North Pole Kickers getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Generoso Ibañez hit a great ball. Egil Åkerman didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 93rd minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. North Pole Kickers were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.