U23 League

Dome of Thrash
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute, Allan Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Heavy Balls FC booed when Oakcroft Thrashers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carl Apelqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Heavy Balls FC's Sven-Erik Ivarsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrian Sillén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, Tage Tidén recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Felix Grubb. Tage Tidén showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Tidén in the 15th minute of play forced Heavy Balls FC's goalkeeper Felix Grubb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Sillén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Hjortberg in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Oakcroft Thrashers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Henrik Stenqvist was slow to take the kick. During this time Heavy Balls FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 24th minute, Sten Jönsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felix Grubb was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Felix Grubb stood somewhat misplaced when Tobias Jernberg came free in front of goal and shot 3-1 to the left of him in the 29 minute. Oakcroft Thrashers's Adrian Sillén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Hjortberg in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Heavy Balls FC's Paşa Bollen got a free kick in the 39th minute. Felix Grubb was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Andreas Haglund. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Sven-Erik Ivarsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Heavy Balls FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Erik Ivarsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Sillén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andreas Haglund charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Haglund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Oakcroft Thrashers got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Haglund. Adrian Sillén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tobias Jernberg in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Grubb prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tage Tidén recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Heavy Balls FC's Kurt Hjortberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adrian Sillén. That made the score 3-2 after 61 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Hjortberg in the 64th minute of play forced Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Adrian Sillén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Tage Tidén made a precise shot to the right of Felix Grubb. Heavy Balls FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Felix Grubb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Jönsson in the 70th minute of the match. Joel Nordin kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Kurt Hjortberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Heavy Balls FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kurt Hjortberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Sillén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adrian Sillén was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Joel Nordin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Nordin really showed his touch with that goal: 4-3. After 92 played minutes Heavy Balls FC got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Mellin. A nice corner shot did that Andreas Haglund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Felix Grubb quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Heavy Balls FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Oakcroft Thrashers.