U23 League

New Anfield
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Staffan Ekström made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Karlsborg's Charlie Bark got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Mattias Håkansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Staffan Ekström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gert Lund charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gert Lund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Karlsborg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert Lund to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Karlsborg getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Wiktor Karlstedt hit a great ball. Mattias Håkansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Staffan Ekström in the 6th minute. Åke Sjögren charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Åke Sjögren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Åke Sjögren hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute Wiktor Karlstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Zachrisson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Karlsborg's goalkeeper Mattias Håkansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Lind. Mattias Håkansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Staffan Ekström in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Karlsborg! Karlsborg:s Mattias Håkansson showed great skill when he stopped Michael Hydén:s penalty. If Charlie Bark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Ralf Wennerqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Håkansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mattias Håkansson made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Staffan Ekström sent off a good shot on target. Staffan Ekström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Mattias Håkansson made a huge save. Mattias Håkansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Wennerqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 played minutes Karlsborg got a freekick which was hit by Sune Nyberg. 44 minutes into the match, IFK Tallkotte's Staffan Ekström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mattias Håkansson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wiktor Karlstedt to strike the kick off in the second half. Johan Arvidsson hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Karlstedt in the 64th minute of play forced IFK Tallkotte's goalkeeper John Zachrisson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes Karlsborg got a freekick which was hit by Tor Brolin. After 67 minutes, Ludwig Östlund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Tallkotte and the Karlsborg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ludwig Östlund hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. A collision led to IFK Tallkotte getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Michael Hydén hit a great ball. John Zachrisson was a little too slow when Wiktor Karlstedt got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 79th minute, Joseph Lind hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Charlie Bark came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Karlsborg 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 Charlie Bark couldn't finish the play. Charlie Bark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but John Zachrisson made a huge save. Mattias Håkansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Wennerqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience cheered loudly when Charlie Bark's long shot in the 93rd minute became 1-2 when the ball went to the left of and passed John Zachrisson. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Karlsborg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.