U23 League

The Balaang Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Noah Eriksson took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes of play, FC NILS's Bill Fitzpatrick made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hans Arenstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC NILS's Åke Utter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noah Eriksson in the 10th minute of play. FC NILS's attentive Ferdi Kadıoğlu managed to snatch the ball when Malcolm Göransson made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. When Malcolm Göransson fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hummerfiskarna's protests and gave Malcolm Göransson a yellow card for diving instead. Bill Fitzpatrick struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Hans Arenstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC NILS. The audience was convinced that Bill Fitzpatrick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans Arenstedt was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Hans Arenstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bill Fitzpatrick in the 19th minute of the match. Hummerfiskarna's Hans Arenstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bill Fitzpatrick in the 20th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Bill Fitzpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC NILS's supporters rose to their feet, but Bill Fitzpatrick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hans Arenstedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Bill Fitzpatrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hans Arenstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bill Fitzpatrick in the 27th minute of play. Hans Arenstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zebastian Palmkvist in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Bill Fitzpatrick made a precise shot to the right of Hans Arenstedt. Hummerfiskarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Håkan Löfgren charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Håkan Löfgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Löfgren. A collision led to FC NILS getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Mårten Vallander hit a great ball. The Hummerfiskarna players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC NILS were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Zebastian Palmkvist made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Hummerfiskarna's Hans Arenstedt got control of the ball when Bill Fitzpatrick tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 54 minutes of play, FC NILS's Zebastian Palmkvist made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hans Arenstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the match, FC NILS's goal looked a bit too open when Noah Eriksson came free, but Åke Utter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zebastian Palmkvist in the 60th minute of play forced Hummerfiskarna's goalkeeper Hans Arenstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Bill Fitzpatrick cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Hans Arenstedt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC NILS made a substitution. Magne Vassenius replaced Merry Christmann. FC NILS's Berkem Heybetli was substituted for Zebastian Palmkvist. Hummerfiskarna's Gustaf Tidén was substituted for Bernt Lövgren. Hummerfiskarna's Malcolm Göransson got his second yellow card of the match in the 71st minute. The referee ordered Malcolm Göransson off the ground. In the 71st minute, Malcolm Göransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Åke Utter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noah Eriksson in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Hummerfiskarna booed when FC NILS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mårten Vallander didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hummerfiskarna's Noah Johansson in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC NILS's goalie prevented a goal. Stor Klack struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Hans Arenstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC NILS. In the 82nd minute, Stor Klack made a precise shot to the right of Hans Arenstedt. Hummerfiskarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Hans Arenstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkem Heybetli, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Hans Arenstedt had great luck who in the 86thth minute grab hold of the ball when Berkem Heybetli from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Stor Klack who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Hans Arenstedt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Berkem Heybetli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC NILS eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.