U23 League

Camp Nou
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. Karl-Ove Blomkvist started the match with the kick off. When Jens-Ove Lindkvist came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the IFK Göteborg 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 Jens-Ove Lindkvist couldn't finish the play. 4 minutes into the match, Little Big's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Ove Blomkvist came free, but Edvin Stenkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Villiam Melin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 8th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Olle Lövgren's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Christian Wenerdahl skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Olle Lövgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Christian Wenerdahl made a huge save. IFK Göteborg's Christian Wenerdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Villiam Melin in the 14th minute of play. If Villiam Melin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Olle Lövgren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christian Wenerdahl. That made the score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Edvin Stenkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Ove Blomkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Little Big's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Lövkvist came free, but Edvin Stenkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Ingvar Hjelm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ove Lövkvist struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Edvin Stenkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IFK Göteborg. The supporters of Little Big booed when IFK Göteborg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Ove Blomkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute of the match Villiam Melin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christian Wenerdahl skillfully saved the ball. Edvin Stenkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingvar Hellgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Edvin Stenkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Hellgren in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game, Nicklas Ahlqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Little Big's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IFK Göteborg the free kick. IFK Göteborg's Ove Lövkvist couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Little Big. Edvin Stenkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ove Lövkvist in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

IFK Göteborg's Christian Wenerdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olle Lövgren in the 52nd minute of play. Ingvar Hellgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvin Stenkvist having to interfere. After 59 played minutes Little Big got a freekick which was hit by Olle Lövgren. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Little Big:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of IFK Göteborg:s goal. When the match had been going on for 64 minutes, IFK Göteborg's Ingvar Hellgren got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Edvin Stenkvist. In the 66th match minute, IFK Göteborg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulrik Löfskog to maneuver through the defense. Edvin Stenkvist made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Ingvar Hellgren sent off a good shot on target. Bianco Arcari hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Little Big's Villiam Melin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for IFK Göteborg. In the 73rd minute Olle Lövgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Wenerdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Edvin Stenkvist throw himself and got hold of the ball when Karl-Ove Blomkvist in the 79thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Edvin Stenkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ove Lövkvist in the 83rd minute of play. Klas Albohm hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ingvar Hellgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Karl-Ove Blomkvist succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. With an all-out effort, IFK Göteborg's Edvin Stenkvist threw himself towards the right post 98 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl-Ove Blomkvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. IFK Göteborg played a much better game than Little Big and deserved their victory. The Little Big players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.