U21 World League

Råsundas Minne
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Niclas Österberg made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, DIF LEEDS BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Holger Lidström to maneuver through the defense. Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hampus Tolsson in the 8th minute of play. Gert Blomqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hampus Tolsson in the 10th minute of play. Gert Blomqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Holger Lidström notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist. Gert Blomqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arne Lind received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Oscar Hedman came out and tried to block the shot, but Arne Lind slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 21st minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Niclas Österberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th match minute, Bahrtys Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kjell Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Niclas Österberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert Blomqvist was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The DIF LEEDS BK fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when DIF LEEDS BK's Niclas Österberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Niclas Österberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Niclas Österberg put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Gert Blomqvist. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nils-Erik Vik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hampus Tolsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gert Blomqvist having to make a save. If Hans Kellbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, Bahrtys Talanger's goalkeeper Gert Blomqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niclas Österberg. In the 58th minute Holger Lidström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The DIF LEEDS BK fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when DIF LEEDS BK's Niclas Österberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 65 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Holger Lidström. Niclas Österberg didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-9 via right post in the game's 69th minute. DIF LEEDS BK's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Holger Lidström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Niclas Österberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gert Blomqvist, 1-10. Gert Blomqvist didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 1-11. Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hampus Tolsson in the 84th minute of play. When DIF LEEDS BK's Niclas Österberg in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bahrtys Talanger's goalie prevented a goal. Kjell Almkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as DIF LEEDS BK's Niclas Österberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gert Blomqvist. That made the score 1-12 after 88 minutes of play. Karl-Magnus Boman's late challenge caught a DIF LEEDS BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karl-Magnus Boman helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bahrtys Talanger's Karl-Magnus Boman got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Hampus Tolsson 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. The audience was convinced that Holger Lidström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert Blomqvist was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Österberg in the 96th minute of play. DIF LEEDS BK played a much better game than Bahrtys Talanger and deserved their victory. The Bahrtys Talanger players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.