U23 League

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andre Agassi made the kick off which started today's match. FC Ickeluss's Aleksander Bergqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pete Sampras in the 2nd minute of play. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when FC Ickeluss was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmy Söderman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vincent Linberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Bergqvist having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Vincent Linberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Ickeluss getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Brian Jelm hit a great ball. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Beckman in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, FC Ickeluss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Beckman to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Mats Wilander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sture Nyman hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the match, Mats Wilander notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Ickeluss's Aleksander Bergqvist. Aleksander Bergqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andre Agassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Aleksander Bergqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksander Bergqvist was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pete Sampras showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, FC Ickeluss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Beckman to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC Ickeluss getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jonas Wennersten hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Mats Wilander managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAFFIAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Mats Wilander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksander Bergqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pete Sampras in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aleksander Bergqvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sigvard Klack to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, FC Ickeluss's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Linberg came free, but Aleksander Bergqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pete Sampras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Bergqvist having to interfere. After 61 minutes, Jimmy Söderman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ickeluss and the MAFFIAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes FC Ickeluss got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Söderman. Aleksander Bergqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Wilander in the 68th minute of the match. After 68 played minutes FC Ickeluss got a freekick which was hit by Brian Jelm. The supporters of FC Ickeluss booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Linberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pete Sampras took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksander Bergqvist. Aleksander Bergqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Alf Säfström hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sigvard Klack got free with Aron Dahlbom in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvin Gullesson in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Mats Wilander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAFFIAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ickeluss the free kick. In the 88th minute, Mats Wilander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Stig-Arne Skålberg fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAFFIAN's protests and gave Stig-Arne Skålberg a yellow card for diving instead. Rasmus Kilberg hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Aron Dahlbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Beckman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MAFFIAN were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Ickeluss for a fine match.