U23 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Simon Andberg kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Åhus Absolut F.C's Isac Bäcklin got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Folke Hökqvist got free with Gert Nyman in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Bäcklin in the 9th minute of play forced Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper Gert Nyman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes, Mårten Lindström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Agunnaryd IK and the Åhus Absolut F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Åhus Absolut F.C booed when Agunnaryd IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mårten Lindström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lars-Erik Ivarsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gert Nyman. Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gert Nyman was a little too slow when Lars-Erik Ivarsson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Folke Hökqvist kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gert Nyman. That made the score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. Walter Lägdin charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walter Lägdin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Walter Lägdin kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Lars-Erik Ivarsson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Gert Nyman 22 minutes into the match. Agunnaryd IK were furious when Mikael Blomqvist was red carded, 25 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Agunnaryd IK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! After a defensive mix-up in Agunnaryd IK's zone, Jan Bergsten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gert Nyman came out of the goal and Jan Bergsten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 35 played minutes Agunnaryd IK got a freekick which was hit by Fredrik Sikström. Jan Bergsten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper Gert Nyman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Folke Hökqvist. Folke Hökqvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Gert Nyman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 44th minute, Jan Bergsten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gert Nyman was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lars-Erik Ivarsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anders Ånger's late challenge caught a Åhus Absolut F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anders Ånger helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, Agunnaryd IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anders Ånger to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Lars-Erik Ivarsson put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Gert Nyman. After a defensive mix-up in Agunnaryd IK's zone, Lars-Erik Ivarsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gert Nyman came out of the goal and Lars-Erik Ivarsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 62 minutes into the match, Agunnaryd IK's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Ivarsson came free, but Gert Nyman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Folke Hökqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malcolm Hammarberg kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Åhus Absolut F.C getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Félix Domonkos hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Folke Hökqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Åhus Absolut F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Folke Hökqvist struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Gert Nyman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Åhus Absolut F.C. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walter Lägdin in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anton Apelqvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Agunnaryd IK's Gert Nyman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Bäcklin in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Åhus Absolut F.C getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Isac Bäcklin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Ivarsson in the 90th minute of play forced Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper Gert Nyman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Fredrik Sikström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gert Nyman came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Åhus Absolut F.C's Jan Bergsten. But to his dismay, Jan Bergsten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0.