U23 League

Blårandsarenan
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Lennart Kjellbom made in the 5th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Blåränderna's John Skager. The audience was convinced that Jim Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Sjödin was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Víkingur Bastarda charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Víkingur Bastarda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th match minute, Haymakers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víkingur Bastarda to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the match, Blåränderna's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Håkansson came free, but Christian Sjödin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Marius Pașcanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Robin Olsen, 1-0. Patric Söderqvist took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Sjödin. Christian Sjödin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, Blåränderna's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Håkansson came free, but Christian Sjödin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Pașcanu kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Jim Håkansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jim Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Sjödin was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Pașcanu in the 37th minute of play forced Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Robin Olsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jim Håkansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42nd minute, Jim Håkansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haymakers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The Blåränderna players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Haymakers FC were winning 1-3.

The wind increased when Jim Håkansson made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Haymakers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Olof Blomkvist to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Pașcanu in the 53rd minute of play forced Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Robin Olsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Haymakers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Vallman came free, but Robin Olsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Blåränderna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marius Pașcanu to maneuver through the defense. Christian Sjödin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Håkansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jim Håkansson in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christian Sjödin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christian Sjödin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patric Söderqvist in the 66th minute of play. John Skager's late challenge caught a Haymakers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. John Skager helped the player get up and apologised. John Skager hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Víkingur Bastarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Christian Sjödin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Víkingur Bastarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Christian Sjödin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerry Vallman's late challenge caught a Haymakers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jerry Vallman helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Haymakers FC booed when Blåränderna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerry Vallman didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jim Håkansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Blåränderna's goalkeeper Christian Sjödin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 84 played minutes Blåränderna got a freekick which was hit by Arvid Vallman. 87 minutes into the match, Haymakers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Pașcanu came free, but Robin Olsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute of the game, Olov Kihlberg landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Egil Byström's late challenge caught a Blåränderna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Egil Byström helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Blåränderna booed when Haymakers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egil Byström didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Blåränderna fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Haymakers FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.