U23 League

Slakthuset
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torsten Berglund got the match started through his kick off. Tor Westerberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Casper Kleen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casper Kleen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olle Åkerström in the 6th minute of play. Lars Tidén might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Kleen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars Tidén ran back to his position shaking his head. 8 minutes into the game, Mellansels stationsgäng's Alf Berglund nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Kleen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tor Westerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Alf Berglund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bengt-Åke Caspersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute Olle Åkerström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Kleen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mellansels stationsgäng's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bengt-Åke Caspersson in the 20th minute. Stig-Arne Wallin hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Bengt-Åke Caspersson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mellansels stationsgäng's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mean Machine the free kick. Bengt-Åke Caspersson hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Alf Berglund hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Tom Eriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Joachim Hellkvist made a huge save. Bengt-Åke Caspersson struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Casper Kleen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mellansels stationsgäng. The audience was convinced that Alf Berglund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Kleen was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. 42 minutes into the match, Olle Åkerström notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Mean Machine's Casper Kleen. Casper Kleen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Robin Hultstrand fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mean Machine's protests and gave Robin Hultstrand a yellow card for diving instead. 48 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Olle Åkerström came free, but Casper Kleen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olle Åkerström to make the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Lars Tidén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mellansels stationsgäng's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Tidén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 57 in the game by Olle Åkerström from a close distance when the talented Casper Kleen managed to make a qualified save. Mean Machine's players were relieved. Joachim Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Berglund in the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Robin Hultstrand got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Alf Berglund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Kleen was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 65th minute of the match, Alf Berglund tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Casper Kleen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 70th minute, Olle Åkerström made a precise shot to the right of Casper Kleen. Mean Machine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 73rd minute Torsten Berglund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mellansels stationsgäng's Joachim Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Lindström in the 77th minute of play. Joachim Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Berglund in the 79th minute of the match. Algot Mattsson charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Algot Mattsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Algot Mattsson hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the game, Algot Mattsson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Casper Kleen. Algot Mattsson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Tor Westerberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Berglund in the 88th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Casper Kleen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Sandström charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Sandström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Sandström. Alf Berglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Kleen having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Lars Tidén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Casper Kleen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Mean Machine supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mellansels stationsgäng's performance. The match ended with a win for Mellansels stationsgäng.