U23 League

Krutdurken
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tord Söderström got the match started through his kick off. Sven-Åke Britz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 played minutes Hala Madrid Iraki FC got a freekick which was hit by Yngve Nordlander. Christer Vig made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Jens-Ola Fågel sent off a good shot on target. If Evert Blomkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Hala Madrid Iraki FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Evert Blomkvist hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ola Fågel in the 24th minute of play forced Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalkeeper Christer Vig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hala Madrid Iraki FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Tomas Stor hit a great ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Georg Björling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cash Is King's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georg Björling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lars-Erik Lindmark charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lars-Erik Lindmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 28 minutes, Sven-Åke Britz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cash Is King's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven-Åke Britz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lars-Erik Lindmark hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hala Madrid Iraki FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Tomas Stor hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tord Söderström came free, but Christer Vig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yngve Nordlander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Tiger Saron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Yngve Nordlander got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tord Söderström got free with Christer Vig in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 39 played minutes Hala Madrid Iraki FC got a freekick which was hit by Evert Blomkvist. After 42 played minutes Cash Is King got a freekick which was hit by Big Boy. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Tomas Stor managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jimmie Olofsson in the 51 minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Big Boy 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. Yngve Nordlander struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Tiger Saron didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hala Madrid Iraki FC. In the 64th match minute, Hala Madrid Iraki FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algot Vennerkvist to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the game, Jens-Ola Fågel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cash Is King's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hala Madrid Iraki FC the free kick. Jens-Ola Fågel hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tord Söderström in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christer Vig saved Hala Madrid Iraki FC from getting behind. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Tomas Stor managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jimmie Olofsson in the 74 minute of the game. 77 minutes into the match, Tord Söderström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christer Vig. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tord Söderström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0.