U23 League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Johan Wenerdahl started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the Little Big defense, Lu Ke Cheng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edvin Stenkvist. The Little Big fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edvin Stenkvist should have stopped the shot. In the 8th minute, Lillhärdal BF's Roy Hansson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roy Hansson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lillhärdal BF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roy Hansson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 8 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Roy Hansson. Chen Hong Jun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Ahlström in the 11th minute of play. When Olle Lövgren came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Little Big 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 Olle Lövgren couldn't finish the play. Lillhärdal BF's Chen Hong Jun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Lillhärdal BF from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the game, Lillhärdal BF's Lu Ke Cheng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edvin Stenkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Edvin Stenkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Ke Cheng in the 25th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Johan Wenerdahl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lillhärdal BF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After a rather tough play, Lillhärdal BF's Viggo Löfgren got a free kick in the 37th minute. Lu Ke Cheng charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lu Ke Cheng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lu Ke Cheng hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes, Karles Puyol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lillhärdal BF and the Little Big players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Little Big booed when Lillhärdal BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karles Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 played minutes Little Big got a freekick which was hit by Wiktor Bohlin. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

After some careless play in the Little Big defense, Johan Wenerdahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edvin Stenkvist. The Little Big fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edvin Stenkvist should have stopped the shot. In the 57th minute Johan Wenerdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Stenkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lillhärdal BF's Torsten Lekberg got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Lillhärdal BF getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Gong Xi Bo hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Johan Wenerdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Stenkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Bohlin in the 66th minute of play forced Lillhärdal BF's goalkeeper Chen Hong Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsten Lekberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Edvin Stenkvist firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 74 played minutes Little Big got a freekick which was hit by Olle Lövgren. In the 75th minute, Johan Wenerdahl ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvin Stenkvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. 78 minutes into the match, Torsten Lekberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edvin Stenkvist. Little Big's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Torsten Lekberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. After a rather tough play, Little Big's Villiam Melin got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Chen Hong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olle Lövgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Villiam Melin in the 93rd minute of play forced Lillhärdal BF's goalkeeper Chen Hong Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Lillhärdal BF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lillhärdal BF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.