U21 League

Nykvarn Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jonas Erserman made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Hammarberg in the 3rd minute of play forced Nykvarn's goalkeeper Jon Matsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Evert Dusett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Martinsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jimmie Hermansson came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Nykvarn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jimmie Hermansson couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute, Michael Ekström made a precise shot to the right of Jon Matsson. Nykvarn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evert Dusett in the 19th minute of play forced Screaming Eagles's goalkeeper Michael Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Michael Ekström notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Nykvarn's Jon Matsson. Jon Matsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emanuel Pihlwall blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jon Matsson having to make a save. Jon Matsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Ekström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jon Matsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Hammarberg in the 36th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Allan Hammarberg made a precise shot to the right of Jon Matsson. Nykvarn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Per Grubb during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Per Grubb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dan Blanck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Martinsson having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The wind increased when Michael Ekström made the kick off in the second half. Allan Hammarberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jon Matsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Allan Hammarberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jon Matsson firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nykvarn's Jon Matsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Pihlwall in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Evert Dusett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Martinsson. Screaming Eagles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evert Dusett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. In the 63rd minute, Per Grubb ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jon Matsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. 66 minutes into the game, Screaming Eagles's Per Grubb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jon Matsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 70th minute Jens-Ove Holmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Martinsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Per Grubb kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jon Matsson. That made the score 1-7 in the 73 minute of play. In the 78th minute, Allan Hammarberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jon Matsson. The goal made the score 1-8. In the 82nd match minute, Screaming Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Pihlwall to maneuver through the defense. Michael Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Erserman in the 86th minute of the match. Nykvarn's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Allan Hammarberg 92 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-9. When the match was over Screaming Eagles could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Nykvarn throughout the match.