Friendly League

Yankee Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sune Bergdal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Karl-Oskar Strömberg charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Oskar Strömberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zlatan sucks's Karl-Oskar Strömberg got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 10th match minute, Veth Crystals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Zieba to maneuver through the defense. When Sune Bergdal came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Zlatan sucks fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sune Bergdal couldn't finish the play. After 12 minutes, Teofil Walczyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Veth Crystals and the Zlatan sucks players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th match minute, Veth Crystals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofil Walczyk to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Persson in the 15th minute of play forced Zlatan sucks's goalkeeper Edgar Bjursell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Oskar Strömberg came free, but Patryk Kensicki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gwidon Patora hit a great ball. With a little luck, Veth Crystals's Patryk Kensicki got control of the ball when Sune Bergdal tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Veth Crystals were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gwidon Patora to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Zlatan sucks's Edgar Bjursell got control of the ball when Gwidon Patora tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gwidon Patora got free with Edgar Bjursell in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Erik Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the game, Veth Crystals's Sebastian Zieba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgar Bjursell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Zlatan sucks's Jan-Erik Bure was substituted for Ismael Shantala. 66 minutes into the game, Sebastian Wierzchowski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Edgar Bjursell. Sebastian Wierzchowski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. 69 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Sune Bergdal came free, but Patryk Kensicki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patryk Kensicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Oskar Strömberg in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Karl-Oskar Strömberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patryk Kensicki was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Zlatan sucks's Edgar Bjursell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Zlatan sucks from getting a goal against them. 80 minutes into the match, Zlatan sucks's Karl-Oskar Strömberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patryk Kensicki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edgar Bjursell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erik Persson in the 87th minute. Erik Persson might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edgar Bjursell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Persson ran back to his position shaking his head. Karl-Oskar Strömberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Veth Crystals had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.