U23 League

Vikingastadion
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torbjörn Bohlin got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes, Fredrik Åberg made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. IFK Söderköping's Stig Ahlerot tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of IFK Söderköping booed when Sledgehammer KO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th match minute, IFK Söderköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Holmstedt to maneuver through the defense. In the 11thth minute of the game Fredrik Åberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IFK Söderköping's Stig Ahlerot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stig Ahlerot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Carlberg in the 22nd minute of play. After 26 minutes, Jonathan Grubb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Söderköping and the Sledgehammer KO players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Sledgehammer KO booed when IFK Söderköping was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Grubb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stig Ahlerot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Åberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Torbjörn Bohlin 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. After a defensive mix-up in IFK Söderköping's zone, Mathias Bark stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig Ahlerot came out of the goal and Mathias Bark tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elliott Håkansson hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fredrik Åberg to strike the kick off in the second half. If Fredrik Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 52 minutes into the match, Fredrik Åberg notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of IFK Söderköping's Stig Ahlerot. Stig Ahlerot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edvard Sjödin kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute of the match, Oliver Ekelund tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stig Ahlerot saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mathias Bark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig Ahlerot was a little too slow when Elliott Håkansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-3. 76 minutes into the match, IFK Söderköping's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Ekelund came free, but Stig Ahlerot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the IFK Söderköping defense, Elliott Håkansson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stig Ahlerot. The IFK Söderköping fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stig Ahlerot should have stopped the shot. If Fredrik Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. IFK Söderköping's Stig Ahlerot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sten Carlberg in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, IFK Söderköping's goalkeeper Stig Ahlerot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sten Carlberg. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Fredrik Åberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sledgehammer KO's supporters rose to their feet, but Fredrik Åberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stig Ahlerot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute, Ted Sandwall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 played minutes, Sledgehammer KO's Andy Rosin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stig Ahlerot came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sledgehammer KO reached it. When the final whistle sounded Sledgehammer KO left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than IFK Söderköping.