U23 League

Averstadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The Heren Istarion's Khamzat Chimaev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lukas Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Villiam Alströmmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukas Drewitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Villiam Alströmmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Elberg Azov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vidar Walroth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 19th minute Elberg Azov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vidar Walroth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Elberg Azov managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Heren Istarion's supporters rose to their feet, but Elberg Azov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vidar Walroth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24thth minute of the game Khamzat Chimaev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DIF LEEDS BK's Vidar Walroth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Elberg Azov came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the The Heren Istarion 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 Elberg Azov couldn't finish the play. Lukas Drewitz made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Nicklas Axelsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute, Ralf Dalman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lukas Drewitz. The goal made the score 1-1. 36 minutes into the game, DIF LEEDS BK's Villiam Alströmmer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lukas Drewitz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Vidar Walroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elberg Azov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Per Skröder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Heren Istarion's Elberg Azov got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ralf Dalman to make the kick off. Lukas Drewitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Villiam Alströmmer in the 52nd minute of play. Vidar Walroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elberg Azov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukas Drewitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Engström in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Alfred Rönn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukas Drewitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khamzat Chimaev got free with Vidar Walroth in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vidar Walroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elberg Azov in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Elberg Azov made a precise shot to the right of Vidar Walroth. DIF LEEDS BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The Heren Istarion made a substitution. Ugochukwutubelum De Cat replaced Elberg Azov. Viktor Engström hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the game, Åke Eliasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DIF LEEDS BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Heren Istarion the free kick. Vidar Walroth had in the 78thth minute some difficulties stopping Khamzat Chimaev's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball 2-3 came in the 78th minute when Khamzat Chimaev all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Vidar Walroth. The Heren Istarion's Khamzat Chimaev got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd match minute, DIF LEEDS BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per Skröder to maneuver through the defense. Nils-Emil Nordkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vidar Walroth having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Nicklas Axelsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lukas Drewitz. The Heren Istarion's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicklas Axelsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. DIF LEEDS BK had won after a very even match.