U23 League

FHL Arena
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jon Lassen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Gnisvärd bk's Georg Ennegren got a free kick in the 4th minute. Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Alegren in the 7th minute of play. Lassen Invest AB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leo Hermansson in the 8th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Stig-Åke Wiman to score against Stefan Viberg in Gnisvärd bk's goal. 1-0 after 9 minutes. In the 12th minute, Mathias Dahlquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leif Törnqvist hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Hermansson in the 17th minute of play. Stefan Viberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Andreas Elg fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gnisvärd bk's protests and gave Andreas Elg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gnisvärd bk getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Andreas Elg hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Andreas Elg sped through Lassen Invest AB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Viktor Bengtsson. Göran Rudkvist succeeded in the game's 39th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Elg in the 45th minute of play forced Lassen Invest AB's goalkeeper Viktor Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Laudrup in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andreas Elg was the one to do the kick off. Göran Rudkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Lassen Invest AB's Gustav Vacker got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 62ndth minute of the game Andreas Elg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lassen Invest AB's Viktor Bengtsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lassen Invest AB's goalkeeper Viktor Bengtsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leif Törnqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Leo Hermansson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stefan Viberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Per-Åke Hurtig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Lassen Invest AB's Viktor Bengtsson got control of the ball when Roy Ahlbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stefan Viberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lassen Invest AB's zone, Andreas Elg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viktor Bengtsson came out of the goal and Andreas Elg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Göran Rudkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Bengtsson having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andreas Elg in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Viktor Bengtsson saved Lassen Invest AB from getting behind. After 94 played minutes Lassen Invest AB got a freekick which was hit by Michael Laudrup. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Lassen Invest AB lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.