U21 World League

Stånga
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oliver Giliusson started the match with the kick off. Peter Vesterberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dennis Säfström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sannegården BK's Dennis Säfström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Giliusson in the 6th minute of play. Sledgehammer KO's Torsten Hedlund got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jakob Hellqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Edvard Berg made a huge save. Dennis Säfström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Giliusson in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Sledgehammer KO getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Torgny Biörkman hit a great ball. Dennis Säfström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henning Stål in the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Sledgehammer KO's Peter Vesterberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Säfström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 28th minute, Peter Vesterberg 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. A collision led to Sannegården BK getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Marcus Löfkvist hit a great ball. Dennis Säfström didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sledgehammer KO's Oliver Giliusson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Sledgehammer KO's Peter Vesterberg got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sledgehammer KO getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Anton Brask hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vincent Samuelsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Sledgehammer KO's Ulf Mogren got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Torsten Hedlund charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Torsten Hedlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 56 minutes of play, Sannegården BK's Vincent Samuelsson made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvard Berg was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Sledgehammer KO's Torgny Biörkman got a free kick in the 59th minute. Marcus Löfkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edvard Berg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Samuelsson in the 67th minute of the match. Jakob Hellqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edvard Berg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jakob Hellqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Edvard Berg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Samuelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Sannegården BK's Marcus Löfkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Peter Vesterberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Oliver Giliusson 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. Sledgehammer KO played a much better game than Sannegården BK and deserved their victory. The Sannegården BK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.