U21 World League

Devils Playground
Spectators: 7769 (Terracing: 5827, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Niclas Rydberg made the kick off which started today's match. Charlie Ström took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jens-Ola Löv. Jens-Ola Löv dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 7th minute, Alfred Österberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Joacim Söderberg. The goal made the score 1-1. After 15 minutes of play, Zero Hedge's Alfred Österberg made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joacim Söderberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Österberg to maneuver through the defense. Zero Hedge's Alfred Österberg got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Rydberg in the 28th minute of play forced Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Löv to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Ström in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddie Lindholm to maneuver through the defense. Eric Hegg hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Joacim Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bertil Åström to strike the kick off in the second half. Alfred Österberg struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Joacim Söderberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zero Hedge. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Lukas Kråk got a free kick in the 58th minute. Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertil Åström to maneuver through the defense. Zero Hedge's Bengt Jonsson was substituted for Bertil Åström. When Bengt Jonsson fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Hedge's protests and gave Bengt Jonsson a yellow card for diving instead. Bengt Jonsson kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Joacim Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens-Ola Löv didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 75th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. In the 78th minute, Bengt Jonsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joacim Söderberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After 83 played minutes Zero Hedge got a freekick which was hit by Eric Hegg. Charlie Ström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jens-Ola Löv tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonstorp FK's Joacim Söderberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt Jonsson in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Jonstorp FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charlie Ström to maneuver through the defense. Joacim Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Österberg in the 94th minute of the match. When Bengt Jonsson was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. The Zero Hedge support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.