U23 League

Motala Stadion
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zhuang Feng got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Motala's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Junior came free, but Åke Björling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Åke Björling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Kråk, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Åke Björling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Feng in the 8th minute of play. Åke Björling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Feng in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Junior in the 18th minute of play forced Motala's goalkeeper Åke Björling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Åke Björling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Feng in the 19th minute of play. Xu Wei Hai made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Anton Åberg sent off a good shot on target. Åke Björling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Junior in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Sunshine FC's Ronaldo Junior nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Åke Björling made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 35 minutes into the match, Motala's goal looked a bit too open when Zhuang Feng came free, but Åke Björling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 played minutes Sunshine FC got a freekick which was hit by Göran Berggren. In the 46th minute Ronaldo Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Björling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Junior in the 48th minute of play forced Motala's goalkeeper Åke Björling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Sunshine FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Jack Eklund made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Sunshine FC's Ronaldo Junior ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Åke Björling. Åke Björling yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Motala's Åke Björling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Smitt in the 56th minute of play. Åke Björling made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zhuang Feng in the 58th minute. Ronaldo Junior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Åke Björling made a huge save. When Sunshine FC's Zhuang Feng in 62 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Åke Björling guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 64th minute, Sunshine FC's Ronaldo Junior ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Åke Björling. Åke Björling yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. After 66 played minutes Motala got a freekick which was hit by William Söderberg. 67 minutes in the game, Seth Newby fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Åke Björling having to interfere. Åke Björling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Motala's goalkeeper Åke Björling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Lindstrand. In the 73rd minute, Göran Berggren got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Junior in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Åke Björling prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Sunshine FC's Zhuang Feng slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Åke Björling. That made the score 0-7 after 75 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Junior in the 78th minute of play forced Motala's goalkeeper Åke Björling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Junior had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Åke Björling. Motala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldo Junior was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Motala's Åke Björling proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Motala from getting a goal against them. David Lindstrand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Åke Björling made a huge save. With a little luck, Motala's Åke Björling got control of the ball when Zhuang Feng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Åke Björling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Sunshine FC's Ronaldo Junior slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Åke Björling. That made the score 0-9 after 94 minutes of play. Sunshine FC played a much better game than Motala and deserved their victory. The Motala players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.