National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kenny Billvall might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Backman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kenny Billvall ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenny Billvall in the 3rd minute of play forced Kåge BF's goalkeeper Roland Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 played minutes Kåge BF got a freekick which was hit by Linus Åström. U21 Sweden were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Kåge BF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hans Bergfelt took the corner. Kenny Billvall received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roland Backman came out and tried to block the shot, but Kenny Billvall slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute of the game Linus Åström made a throw-in which Torsten Bäcklin played forward. Kåge BF's Roland Backman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenny Billvall in the 15th minute of play. Kenny Billvall's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roland Backman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenny Billvall in the 18th minute of play forced Kåge BF's goalkeeper Roland Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Sweden's Robin Eliasson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bengt Bennet in the 22 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Kåge BF's Bengt Bennet got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Sweden's Robin Eliasson got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Pellicciotta came free, but Lennart Johansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans Bergfelt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Backman having to make a save. Roland Backman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenny Billvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the game, Kenny Billvall recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roland Backman. Kenny Billvall showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. 44 minutes into the game, Kenny Billvall cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Roland Backman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Gabriel was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, U21 Sweden's Hans Bergfelt got a free kick in the 51st minute. Roland Backman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenny Billvall in the 52nd minute of play. Roland Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenny Billvall in the 54th minute of the match. Roland Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenny Billvall in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Bengt Bennet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Sweden's Ingemar Stålman was substituted for Kenny Billvall. A collision led to Kåge BF getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Bengt Bennet hit a great ball. Ingemar Stålman scored 4-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Backman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Kåge BF's zone, Börje Linquist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Backman came out of the goal and Börje Linquist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kåge BF's goalkeeper Roland Backman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Beckham Jr in the 73rd minute of play forced Kåge BF's goalkeeper Roland Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ercole Pellicciotta kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Kåge BF got a freekick which was hit by Bengt Bennet. The supporters of U21 Sweden booed when Kåge BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt Bennet didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Kåge BF's goal looked a bit too open when Ingemar Stålman came free, but Roland Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Ingemar Stålman managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Sweden's supporters rose to their feet, but Ingemar Stålman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Backman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roland Backman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ingemar Stålman went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Ingemar Stålman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roland Backman was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Ingemar Stålman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Backman having to interfere. U21 Sweden were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kåge BF for a fine match.
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