U23 League

City Network Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Björn Lövskog started the match with the kick off. Örjan Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Lövskog, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Dag Bagge was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 7 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Dag Bagge got a free kick in the 8th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Lukas Strand managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hallands Riviera's supporters rose to their feet, but Lukas Strand was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pål Håkansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute, Måns Forsberg made a precise shot to the right of Örjan Hermansson. Hallands Riviera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Pål Håkansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Forsell in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of Hockeysnubbarnas BK booed when Hallands Riviera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Göran Hääger didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Hallands Riviera getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Holger Blom hit a great ball. After 19 minutes, Jonas Skager mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hallands Riviera and the Hockeysnubbarnas BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes Hallands Riviera got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Skager. In the 22nd minute, Lukas Strand fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pål Håkansson, passed just outside the right post. Georg Billström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Pål Håkansson made a huge save. Pål Håkansson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andy Forsell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 36 minute of play. Georg Billström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Pål Håkansson made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Hallands Riviera's Holger Blom slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pål Håkansson. That made the score 2-1 after 42 minutes of play. Egon Eliasson kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Holger Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Georg Billström to strike the kick off in the second half. Holger Blom hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Lukas Strand took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pål Håkansson. Pål Håkansson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Andy Forsell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pål Håkansson having to interfere. In the 68th minute Andy Forsell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Håkansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Pål Håkansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Strand in the 70th minute of play. Albin Lund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Örjan Hermansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Örjan Hermansson managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Björn Lövskog fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Göran Hääger kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Lukas Strand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Holger Blom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute Lukas Strand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Håkansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Leif Deckbergh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hallands Riviera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hockeysnubbarnas BK the free kick. In the 94th minute, Lukas Strand made a precise shot to the right of Pål Håkansson. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Hallands Riviera's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.