U23 League

Colosseum Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Forrest Gumpfer took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson got control of the ball when Jens-Erik Lange tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Ghost Hunters's goalkeeper Åke Gustafsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jens-Erik Lange. Kennet Boström made in the 11th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Albin Rönn. Åke Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Forrest Gumpfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes UÅ Mästerbotten got a freekick which was hit by Mikael Valrot. 21 minutes into the game, Sven Bäckman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ghost Hunters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UÅ Mästerbotten the free kick. A collision led to Ghost Hunters getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Sven Bäckman hit a great ball. When Dennis Lindkvist fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ghost Hunters's protests and gave Dennis Lindkvist a yellow card for diving instead. Dennis Lindkvist hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of UÅ Mästerbotten:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ghost Hunters:s goal. 34 minutes into the match, Sven-Ove Thedin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of UÅ Mästerbotten's Niklas Ström. Niklas Ström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sven-Åke Kihlman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Gustafsson having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Ghost Hunters's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Valrot came free, but Åke Gustafsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sven-Ove Thedin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, UÅ Mästerbotten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Rönn to maneuver through the defense. After 60 played minutes Ghost Hunters got a freekick which was hit by Sven Bäckman. Åke Gustafsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Valrot, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adam Svanér during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience held their breath when Albin Rönn in the 65th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Åke Gustafsson's left hand side. In the 72nd minute Forrest Gumpfer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Åke Gustafsson came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by UÅ Mästerbotten's Mikael Valrot. But to his dismay, Mikael Valrot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Ghost Hunters's Sven Bäckman got a free kick in the 78th minute. UÅ Mästerbotten's Marcus Söderman got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Forrest Gumpfer in the 83rd minute of play. Åke Gustafsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Söderman, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Mikael Valrot notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson. Åke Gustafsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Valrot in the 92nd minute of play forced Ghost Hunters's goalkeeper Åke Gustafsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to UÅ Mästerbotten getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Mikael Valrot hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, UÅ Mästerbotten's goalkeeper Niklas Ström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Ove Thedin.