U23 League

Valhalla
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Blackjacks's Elias Blomkvist started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Olov Åhman hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Stig-Arne Dalström was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, one of Blackjacks:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Blackjacks. The goalkeeper, Lucas Eriksson, was totally fooled by Northland Vikings's Kalu Musta, who 6 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Tony Nyman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucas Eriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Nyman in the 17th minute of play. Blackjacks's Lucas Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Nyman in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Blackjacks's zone, Tony Nyman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Eriksson came out of the goal and Tony Nyman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 26 minutes into the match, Blackjacks's goalkeeper Lucas Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Folke Beckman. Lucas Eriksson made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Magnus Lundqvist sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 29 minutes, Folke Beckman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northland Vikings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Folke Beckman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Blackjacks's Sören Stolpe got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Tony Nyman sped through Blackjacks's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lucas Eriksson. Espen Husøy charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Espen Husøy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Espen Husøy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tony Nyman hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tony Nyman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Northland Vikings booed when Blackjacks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Åhman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Tony Nyman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northland Vikings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Nyman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Tony Nyman came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Northland Vikings 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 Tony Nyman couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the match, Blackjacks's Olov Åhman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustaf Kullgren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Nyman in the 74th minute of play forced Blackjacks's goalkeeper Lucas Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Nyman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucas Eriksson having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Nyman in the 79th minute of play forced Blackjacks's goalkeeper Lucas Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folke Beckman in the 80th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes Northland Vikings got a freekick which was hit by Espen Husøy. Tony Nyman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Rune Odeen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, Blackjacks's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Nyman came free, but Lucas Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.