U18 League

Sundborn IF vallen
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pål Lind made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 played minutes Zlatan sucks got a freekick which was hit by Martin Nordström. Karl Arhenius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Arvin Björkman made a huge save. After 14 minutes of play, Sundborn IF's Karl Arhenius made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arvin Björkman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute Örjan Lindell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigvard Näfver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eddie Björk hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute of the match Christer Hultin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sigvard Näfver showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 23 played minutes Zlatan sucks got a freekick which was hit by Pål Lind. If Karl Arhenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arvin Björkman was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Jarl Emander capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jarl Emander really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Zlatan sucks were furious when Ludvig Nyman was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Sebastian Göransson shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Örjan Lindell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jarl Emander made a kick off. A collision led to Sundborn IF getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jonas Hybbert hit a great ball. Josef Blomqvist hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Arvin Björkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 65th minute, Karl Arhenius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sundborn IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Arhenius in the 70th minute of play forced Zlatan sucks's goalkeeper Arvin Björkman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sigvard Näfver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börge Termander in the 74th minute of play. Arvin Björkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roger Ekström during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Roger Ekström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Örjan Lindell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sigvard Näfver came out and tried to block the shot, but Örjan Lindell slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 81st minute. After 87 played minutes Sundborn IF got a freekick which was hit by Josef Blomqvist. In the 92nd minute Nils-Åke Martinsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigvard Näfver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nils-Åke Martinsson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sigvard Näfver. That made the score 3-2 in the 93 minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Zlatan sucks players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sundborn IF.