U18 League

Stian Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bo Ahlin started the match with the kick off. Aaron Vallman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Niklas Jonasson made a huge save. In the 5th minute, Martin Näfver fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Alex Finman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo Ahlin in the 6th minute of the match. Alex Finman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bo Ahlin went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Real Grasacticos's Alex Finman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oskar Tunström in the 11th minute of play. Thomas Helberg scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Finman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Ronny Pihlblad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niklas Jonasson. Hartlepool's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronny Pihlblad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Niklas Jonasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Pihlblad in the 22nd minute of the match. Aaron Vallman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bo Ahlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute, Ronny Pihlblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erland Björkkvist hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Alex Finman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Ahlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Thomas Helberg scored 2-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Finman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oskar Tunström took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Finman. Alex Finman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. In the 45th minute Thomas Helberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Finman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hartlepool's Erland Björkkvist got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-5.

53 minutes into the match, Hartlepool's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Vallman came free, but Niklas Jonasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Vallman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Niklas Jonasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronny Pihlblad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Niklas Jonasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hartlepool's zone, Aaron Vallman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niklas Jonasson came out of the goal and Aaron Vallman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Erland Björkkvist fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hartlepool's protests and gave Erland Björkkvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Erland Björkkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Finman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Helberg in the 72nd minute. Alex Finman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Ahlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Alex Finman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Helberg in the 78th minute. Per-Oskar Kruse kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Aaron Vallman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Jonasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Ahlin in the 86th minute of play forced Real Grasacticos's goalkeeper Alex Finman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Oskar Tunström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-6. Alex Finman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niklas Jonasson came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Real Grasacticos's Aaron Vallman. But to his dismay, Aaron Vallman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-6. After having played for 95 minutes, Ronny Pihlblad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Grasacticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronny Pihlblad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aaron Vallman scored 5-6 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niklas Jonasson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hartlepool walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.