U23 League

Asdfgh Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Samurai's Fredrik Bennet 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. In the 3rd minute Per-Oskar Andberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Malmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sixten Malmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Bennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Säf during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Samurai booed when Asdfgh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Säf didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 7th minute of the match Henry Säf completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Henry Säf a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Samurai's Roger Klemensson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Samurai from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Samurai getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jan-Åke Johansson hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Evert Helberg came free, but Roger Klemensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Göran Ambjörnsson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Asdfgh's Birger Pil quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 16 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Bennet came free, but Sixten Malmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Göran Ambjörnsson in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Asdfgh's Birger Pil. Birger Pil's late challenge caught a Samurai's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Birger Pil helped the player get up and apologised. Birger Pil kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Asdfgh's Birger Pil managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Göran Ambjörnsson in the 21 minute of the game. A collision led to Asdfgh getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Peter Asplund hit a great ball. The throw-in from Michael Haglund in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Asdfgh's Peter Asplund. In the 30thth minute of the game Fredrik Bennet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Asdfgh's Sixten Malmberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Bennet came free, but Sixten Malmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Åkerström came free, but Sixten Malmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37thth minute of the game Fredrik Bennet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Asdfgh's Sixten Malmberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fredrik Bennet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Malmberg having to interfere. Sixten Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Sixten Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Arvid Bruse kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Birger Pil made a kick off. Sixten Malmberg was a little too slow when Fredrik Bennet got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-2. A collision led to Asdfgh getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Peter Asplund hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Bennet in the 60th minute of play forced Asdfgh's goalkeeper Sixten Malmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fredrik Bennet was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 61st minute. Samurai's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Asdfgh's Sixten Malmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Bennet in the 65th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Samurai's Sixten Malmberg threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fredrik Bennet, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Göran Ambjörnsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Malmberg having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Fredrik Bennet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Malmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Asdfgh getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Birger Pil hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Peter Asplund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goalkeeper Sixten Malmberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henry Åkerström. Fredrik Bennet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Asdfgh booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Haglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Evert Helberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henry Åkerström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixten Malmberg having to interfere. Sixten Malmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Bennet in the 86th minute of play. Asdfgh's Sixten Malmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Bennet in the 88th minute of play. After 90th play minutes Fredrik Bennet shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Sixten Malmberg and just under the crossbar into goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fredrik Bennet in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sixten Malmberg saved Asdfgh from getting behind. Sixten Malmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Bennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Samurai had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.