U23 League

Hector Hugo Stadion
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Börje Sandwall kicked off to start the match. Kennet Finnman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Ahlqvist having to interfere. After 5 minutes of play, Blåvitt's Börje Sandwall made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Scott Stopar was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Karl-Michael Larsson got a free kick in the 7th minute. Doyle Brunson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Herbert Ahlqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doyle Brunson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Scott Stopar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Dahlberg in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Blåvitt's Viktor Alegren got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Rikard Göransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Scott Stopar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Ahlqvist made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Doyle Brunson sent off a good shot on target. Blåvitt's Herbert Ahlqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Blåvitt from getting a goal against them. 34 minutes into the match, Blåvitt's goalkeeper Herbert Ahlqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Doyle Brunson. Blåvitt's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Doyle Brunson scored to the left of an out of position Herbert Ahlqvist, making the score, 1-1. Scott Stopar came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Blåvitt's Börje Sandwall. But to his dismay, Börje Sandwall quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 42 minutes, Christopher Stålberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK and the Blåvitt players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Christopher Stålberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustaf Åström charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustaf Åström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK booed when Blåvitt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaf Åström didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börje Sandwall in the 47th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goalkeeper Scott Stopar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doyle Brunson to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK got a freekick which was hit by Christopher Stålberg. 56 minutes into the match, Börje Sandwall had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Scott Stopar. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Börje Sandwall was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Scott Stopar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK from getting a goal against them. Scott Stopar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaf Åström in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK defense, Rikard Göransson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Scott Stopar. The Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Scott Stopar should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Blåvitt's zone, Nils Vennersten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herbert Ahlqvist came out of the goal and Nils Vennersten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Scott Stopar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Robin Dahlberg scored 1-6 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Scott Stopar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Blåvitt's Viktor Alegren got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pontus Juhlin got free with Scott Stopar in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pontus Juhlin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Scott Stopar made a huge save. Blåvitt's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.