U23 League

Örgyte IS arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Torbjörn Bohlin made the kick off and thus started the match. Mathias Bark hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, IFK Söderköping's Ted Sandwall got a free kick in the 4th minute. Roland Holmstedt hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Stig Ahlerot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Samuelsson in the 8th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oliver Ekelund in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stig Ahlerot saved IFK Söderköping from getting behind. Pelle Melberg in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stig Ahlerot, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 11th match minute, Sledgehammer KO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Bark to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Sledgehammer KO's Brian Samuelsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stig Ahlerot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Roland Holmstedt 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. Torbjörn Bohlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Sledgehammer KO's Fredrik Åberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stig Ahlerot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valentin Lustig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Holmstedt in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, Sledgehammer KO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredrik Åberg to maneuver through the defense. Sledgehammer KO's Valentin Lustig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Bohlin in the 27th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Sledgehammer KO got a freekick which was hit by Carl Wennerquist. Stig Ahlerot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Melberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fredrik Åberg in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stig Ahlerot saved IFK Söderköping from getting behind. After 36 minutes, Aron Göransson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Söderköping and the Sledgehammer KO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, IFK Söderköping's Aron Göransson got a free kick in the 36th minute. When Roland Holmstedt came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the IFK Söderköping 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 Roland Holmstedt couldn't finish the play. Brian Samuelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig Ahlerot having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brian Samuelsson to make the kick off. Valentin Lustig stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torbjörn Bohlin's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Stig Ahlerot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliott Håkansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Fredrik Åberg struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Stig Ahlerot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sledgehammer KO. The Sledgehammer KO fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Sledgehammer KO's Brian Samuelsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brian Samuelsson in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig Ahlerot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to IFK Söderköping getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jonathan Grubb hit a great ball. Sven-Ove Käller hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes IFK Söderköping got a freekick which was hit by Aron Göransson. Ted Sandwall charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ted Sandwall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to IFK Söderköping getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ted Sandwall hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Brian Samuelsson notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of IFK Söderköping's Stig Ahlerot. Stig Ahlerot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pelle Melberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stig Ahlerot. IFK Söderköping's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 81st minute Oliver Ekelund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Ahlerot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathias Bark kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 89th match minute, Sledgehammer KO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Sven-Ove Käller hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Ted Sandwall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Sledgehammer KO players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.