U23 League

Milly Arena
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olov Jansson started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Milly FC's goalkeeper Niclas Bolin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Niclas Bolin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Näshulta FK's Luís Franco shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Karl-Ove Sandström hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Olov Jansson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Erland Spetz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Niclas Bolin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marc Ahlstedt went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Milly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Ahlstedt came free, but Niclas Bolin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Milly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Franco came free, but Niclas Bolin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Östlund in the 28th minute of play forced Näshulta FK's goalkeeper Erland Spetz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Näshulta FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mårten Backman was slow to take the kick. During this time Milly FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Göran Vennerlund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Erland Spetz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Niclas Bolin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Franco's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. A hard shot 32 in the game by Olov Jansson from a close distance when the talented Erland Spetz managed to make a qualified save. Näshulta FK's players were relieved. In the 35th minute, Edward Eriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Näshulta FK's zone, Olov Jansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erland Spetz came out of the goal and Olov Jansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niclas Bolin having to interfere. Niclas Bolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milly FC's Niclas Bolin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Ove Sandström in the 45th minute of play. Niclas Bolin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Ahlstedt in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Näshulta FK were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to Milly FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Andréas Harlén hit a great ball. After having played for 53 minutes, Miguel Gai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Näshulta FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Gai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miguel Gai's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Niclas Bolin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Erland Spetz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Jansson in the 57th minute of the match. Einar Olofsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Miguel Gai who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Niclas Bolin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 69th minute, Marcus Gunnarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Näshulta FK booed when Milly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torsten Johansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olov Jansson in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erland Spetz saved Näshulta FK from getting behind. In the 75th minute Markus Arenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erland Spetz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Milly FC's zone, Miguel Gai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niclas Bolin came out of the goal and Miguel Gai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niclas Bolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Ove Sandström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erland Spetz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Östlund in the 95th minute of the match. Näshulta FK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.