U23 Scout Match

Thunderdome
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nisse Jul got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, Carl Överman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vykans Vikingar and the North Pole Kickers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carl Överman kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Nisse Jul got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Kristoffer Engström's late challenge caught a Vykans Vikingar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristoffer Engström helped the player get up and apologised. Nisse Jul recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Vykans Vikingar getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jonathan Jonasson hit a great ball. Anusruta Penisson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nisse Jul in the 26th minute of play. Nisse Jul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Anusruta Penisson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 33 played minutes North Pole Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Tomasson. Nisse Jul scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anusruta Penisson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Vykans Vikingar's Torbjörn Ekblom slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Egil Åkerman. That made the score 1-1 after 40 minutes of play. In the 42nd minute Valdemar Tomasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anusruta Penisson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When North Pole Kickers's Nisse Jul in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vykans Vikingar's goalie prevented a goal. When North Pole Kickers's Nisse Jul, in the 45th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for North Pole Kickers. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

With 52 minutes on the clock, Kristoffer Engström commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 51 minutes into the game, one of North Pole Kickers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 57 minutes into the game, Generoso Ibañez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Pole Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vykans Vikingar the free kick. The supporters of Vykans Vikingar booed when North Pole Kickers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Generoso Ibañez didn't get a good kick on the ball. North Pole Kickers's Egil Åkerman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Ekblom in the 58th minute of play. Egil Åkerman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Ekblom in the 62nd minute of the match. Nisse Jul succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 64th playminute. 66 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Ekblom notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of North Pole Kickers's Egil Åkerman. Egil Åkerman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 73 minutes into the match, North Pole Kickers's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Ekblom came free, but Egil Åkerman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egil Åkerman came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Vykans Vikingar's Torbjörn Ekblom. But to his dismay, Torbjörn Ekblom quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Ekblom in the 82nd minute of play forced North Pole Kickers's goalkeeper Egil Åkerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nisse Jul might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anusruta Penisson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nisse Jul ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vykans Vikingar fans cheered their team off the field, for while North Pole Kickers had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.