Friendly League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lennart Abrahamsson started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Veth Crystals booed when Team Rocco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Tomasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute of the match Song Xing shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Klint showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 7th minute Erik Tomasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Kensicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Klint was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Sebastian Wierzchowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sebastian Wierzchowski really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Patryk Kensicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Tomasson in the 13th minute of play. Patryk Kensicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Tomasson in the 13th minute of play. Marcus Klint made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Wierzchowski in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Erik Tomasson got a free kick in the 18th minute. Team Rocco's Marcus Klint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Xing in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Erik Tomasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Kensicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Wierzchowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Klint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Persson in the 26th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Veth Crystals:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Team Rocco:s goal. Patryk Kensicki had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Lennart Abrahamsson's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Zieba got free with Marcus Klint in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute Erik Tomasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Kensicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Veth Crystals players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Team Rocco were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastian Wierzchowski to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, Team Rocco's Patryk Kensicki threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leif Billberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Melker Sandström hit a great ball. Veth Crystals's Song Xing got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arvid Flinck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Patryk Kensicki made a huge save. Sebastian Wierzchowski took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcus Klint. Marcus Klint dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 69 minutes into the match, Sebastian Wierzchowski notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Team Rocco's Marcus Klint. Marcus Klint was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Melker Sandström hit a great ball. Veth Crystals's Song Xing couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Team Rocco. Marcus Klint showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Zieba, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Nils-Erik Bengtsson came free with the goalkeeper in the 77th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Patryk Kensicki could save by the left post. If Erik Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Wierzchowski in the 80th minute of play forced Team Rocco's goalkeeper Marcus Klint to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sebastian Wierzchowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Sebastian Wierzchowski notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Team Rocco's Marcus Klint. Marcus Klint was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Sebastian Zieba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Veth Crystals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Persson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erik Tomasson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Patryk Kensicki made a huge save. Veth Crystals's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.