U23 League

Valla Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Charles Vennerdal made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Garsås IF getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mats Ryberg hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Garsås IF's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Töpfer came free, but Tobias Berggren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Garsås IF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Mats Ryberg hit a great ball. Tobias Berggren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Töpfer in the 10th minute of play. Karl-Johan Apelquist hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Tim Örtlund got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tor-Ivar Kalland. The audience was convinced that Charles Vennerdal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niklas Vallander was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Tim Örtlund with Tor-Ivar Kalland as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tobias Berggren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tor-Ivar Kalland's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Ulrik Torstensson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tobias Berggren. Ulrik Torstensson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Karl-Johan Apelquist kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After 43 minutes, Ulrik Torstensson made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Garsås IF's Tobias Berggren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Hjalmar Hägglund fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garsås IF's protests and gave Hjalmar Hägglund a yellow card for diving instead. After 48 played minutes Garsås IF got a freekick which was hit by Hjalmar Hägglund. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 55th minute, Sakarias Danielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tobias Berggren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor-Ivar Kalland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Dennis Schröder got a free kick in the 61st minute. Karl-Johan Apelquist kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Christer Säfström's late challenge caught a Garsås IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christer Säfström helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Grigore Posteucă got a free kick in the 70th minute. Tobias Berggren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulrik Torstensson in the 78th minute of the match. Garsås IF's Tobias Berggren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tor-Ivar Kalland in the 84th minute of play. Grigore Posteucă charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grigore Posteucă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 96 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Grigore Posteucă. When the referee ended the match the Valla Fc players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.