U23 League

Unicorn Starship
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ray Saturno took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Stardust Unicorns XI getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Isak Sundberg hit a great ball. After 8 played minutes Gnesta Oilers got a freekick which was hit by Birger Skoglund. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Ray Saturno took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Holger Vennerlund to make any attempt to save it. In the 13th minute Ray Saturno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holger Vennerlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rocky Thunderbolt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. John Dahlquist scored 1-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marc Östlund, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Stardust Unicorns XI getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alexander Wahlnäs hit a great ball. Gnesta Oilers's attentive Kasper Vallman managed to snatch the ball when Cosme Haitz made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Apollo Speed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Alfred Liljeström 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. In the 34th minute, John Dahlquist made a precise shot to the right of Marc Östlund. Stardust Unicorns XI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 36th minute, Karl-Ove Söderström made a precise shot to the right of Marc Östlund. Stardust Unicorns XI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 45thth minute of the game Ray Saturno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gnesta Oilers's Holger Vennerlund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl-Ove Söderström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ray Saturno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holger Vennerlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marc Östlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Ove Söderström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Jakes made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Gnesta Oilers's Faik Malgır. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ray Saturno in the 64th minute of play forced Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Holger Vennerlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gnesta Oilers's Kasper Vallman got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ray Saturno in the 73rd minute of play forced Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Holger Vennerlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ray Saturno in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Holger Vennerlund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marc Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Ove Söderström, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Marc Östlund was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and John Dahlquist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. John Dahlquist really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. John Dahlquist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Marc Östlund made a huge save. After 90 played minutes Stardust Unicorns XI got a freekick which was hit by Rocky Thunderbolt. The Gnesta Oilers players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.