U23 League

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastian Alberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nicklas Vollander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pontus Berglund in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, The Gunners's Benjamin Tunander made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicklas Vollander was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 18 played minutes Pekings Finest got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Olejniczak. The Gunners's Wiktor Bergqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Benjamin Tunander sped through Pekings Finest's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nicklas Vollander. Nicklas Vollander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pontus Berglund in the 27th minute of the match. Andreas Ahlbeck hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pekings Finest's zone, Wiktor Bergqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicklas Vollander came out of the goal and Wiktor Bergqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pontus Berglund in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicklas Vollander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nicklas Vollander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pontus Berglund in the 44th minute of the match. After the first half The Gunners were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pontus Berglund to strike the kick off in the second half. Pontus Berglund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Nicklas Vollander made a huge save. Nicklas Vollander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Tunander in the 57th minute of play. Nicklas Vollander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pontus Berglund in the 59th minute. With his leg Nicklas Vollander managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when The Gunners's Pontus Berglund fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pontus Berglund took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicklas Vollander. Nicklas Vollander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Nicklas Vollander stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pontus Berglund's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Nicklas Vollander successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nicklas Vollander made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Pontus Berglund sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Pontus Berglund could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Nicklas Vollander however easily saved by the left post. Nicklas Vollander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Tunander in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Pekings Finest's goalkeeper Nicklas Vollander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pontus Berglund. Nicklas Vollander made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Benjamin Tunander sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Nicklas Vollander managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when The Gunners's Pontus Berglund fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pontus Berglund who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Nicklas Vollander when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match was over The Gunners could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pekings Finest throughout the match.