U23 League

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Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström 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. With an all-out effort, Average Joes's Jens-Ola Löv threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arthur Saba, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 13 played minutes Zero Hedge got a freekick which was hit by Lukas Kråk. In the 14th minute, Filipp Krupatkih got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jens-Ola Löv showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Rolandsson in the 16th minute of the match. After 17 minutes of play, Average Joes's Pål Askestät made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jens-Ola Löv was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Dani Python hit a great ball. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alfred Österberg hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the game, Aaron Löfgren threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zero Hedge's Freddie Lindholm quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Victoriano Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Österberg in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Löv had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pål Askestät. Victoriano Abel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Åström in the 37th minute of play. Arthur Saba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ünal Tamay hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 42 played minutes, Average Joes's Filipp Krupatkih shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jens-Ola Löv came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Average Joes reached it. In the 46th minute, Zé Roberto Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Melker Törnblom came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Zero Hedge 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 Melker Törnblom couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Arthur Saba made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Arthur Saba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Per Rolandsson notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv. Jens-Ola Löv was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 56 played minutes Average Joes got a freekick which was hit by Martin Morat. Alfred Österberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Abel having to interfere. Jens-Ola Löv showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Rolandsson in the 59th minute of the match. Jens-Ola Löv came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Average Joes's Pål Askestät. But to his dismay, Pål Askestät quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Mattias Finnman charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mattias Finnman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Average Joes's Mattias Finnman got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute Alfred Österberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Freddie Lindholm got a free kick in the 67th minute. Jens-Ola Löv showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Rolandsson in the 68th minute of the match. Bertil Åström came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Victoriano Abel could save by the left post. Bertil Åström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Victoriano Abel made a huge save. 72 minutes into the match, Per Rolandsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens-Ola Löv. Zero Hedge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Per Rolandsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Freddie Lindholm hit a great ball. Jens-Ola Löv showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pål Askestät, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Mattias Finnman was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Average Joes's Mattias Finnman got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Average Joes made a substitution. Jo Blanchaert replaced Pål Askestät. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Freddie Lindholm during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 94 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goal looked a bit too open when Jo Blanchaert came free, but Jens-Ola Löv reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victoriano Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dani Python, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Average Joes were the better team. Average Joes's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.