U23 League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Svensson started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute FC Wingspan were awarded a corner. Jan Morat went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Wingspan's corner Jan Morat fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Karl Hjortsberg quite easily take care of the ball. With an all-out effort, FC Wingspan's Karl Hjortsberg threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tim Örtlund, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 20th minute, Ingemar Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl Hjortsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sture Hellbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Jonathan Almstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingemar Jonasson in the 22nd minute of play. If Sture Hellbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Svensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Wingspan's Jonathan Almstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingemar Jonasson in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingemar Jonasson in the 34th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Jonathan Almstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Hasselqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute of the match, Sture Hellbom tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Karl Hjortsberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Jonatan Siggman fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oakcroft Thrashers's protests and gave Jonatan Siggman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Stig Bengtsson got a free kick in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Stig Bengtsson got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Jan Morat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Karl Hjortsberg made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute Jan-Olof Abrahamsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Hjortsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl Hjortsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Olof Abrahamsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oakcroft Thrashers's Karl Hjortsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Abrahamsson in the 60th minute of play. Karl Hjortsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Edman in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 minutes, Mats Boström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Wingspan and the Oakcroft Thrashers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mats Boström hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Wingspan's Eric Wallin got a free kick in the 64th minute. FC Wingspan's Jonathan Almstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingemar Jonasson in the 65th minute of play. Oakcroft Thrashers's Karl Hjortsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Söderberg in the 66th minute of play. When Villiam Finman fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oakcroft Thrashers's protests and gave Villiam Finman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th match minute, Oakcroft Thrashers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Villiam Finman to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Wingspan booed when Oakcroft Thrashers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Hasselqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl Hjortsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Abrahamsson in the 70th minute of play. Jonathan Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingemar Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Ingemar Jonasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Almstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute of the match, Ingemar Jonasson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Almstedt saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 81 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goal looked a bit too open when Joseph Edman came free, but Karl Hjortsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Wingspan getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Tim Örtlund hit a great ball. Karl Hjortsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Hellbom in the 88th minute of play. After 95 played minutes Oakcroft Thrashers got a freekick which was hit by Stig Bengtsson. In the 96th minute of the match Jan Morat sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl Hjortsberg skillfully saved the ball. FC Wingspan were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.