Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lars Sundström started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, FC Kurdistan's Fredric Hybbert made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glenn Fyfe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alaaddin Solskjær made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when James Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Purcărete didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Kurdistan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kjell Mattsson in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 18th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when James Batistuta got free with Alaaddin Solskjær in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goal looked a bit too open when King Scorpio came free, but Alaaddin Solskjær reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. With his leg Alaaddin Solskjær managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Glenn Fyfe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lars Sundström's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Alaaddin Solskjær showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Alaaddin Solskjær showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After having played for 38 minutes, Fredric Hybbert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fredric Hybbert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper Alaaddin Solskjær had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by King Scorpio. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Sundström in the 47th minute of 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell King Scorpio to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute King Scorpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaaddin Solskjær saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. James Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Elliot Nordgren replaced Lars Sundström. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski was substituted for Yin Yun Fan. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Kurdistan's Elliot Nordgren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Glenn Fyfe. That made the score 0-2 after 65 minutes of play. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute Fredric Hybbert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Purcărete. Jörgen Levander hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alaaddin Solskjær made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Alaaddin Solskjær didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Del Piero went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.