Friendly League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lars-Erik Björk kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Marcin Piszczor hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Henry Bållström got a free kick in the 5th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Björk came free, but Aureliusz Naumowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Allan Almqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliusz Naumowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Lundqvist in the 26th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Aureliusz Naumowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Roland Domaradzki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Veth Crystals's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Team Rocco the free kick. Roland Domaradzki hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Anders Bergman came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Veth Crystals's Marcin Piszczor. But to his dismay, Marcin Piszczor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Teofil Karanowski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anders Bergman came out and tried to block the shot, but Teofil Karanowski slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 41st minute. If Roland Domaradzki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teofil Karanowski was the one to do the kick off. Allan Almqvist struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Aureliusz Naumowicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Team Rocco. Aureliusz Naumowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Olof Hedling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Almqvist came free, but Aureliusz Naumowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's goal looked a bit too open when Marcin Piszczor came free, but Anders Bergman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Veth Crystals booed when Team Rocco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Almqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anders Bergman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofil Karanowski in the 63rd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 64 minutes into the game, when Kent Tholsson put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Veth Crystals booed when Team Rocco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Tholsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Napoleon Gollob, 65 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Jan-Olof Hedling hit a great ball. Anders Bergman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofil Karanowski in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Marcin Piszczor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Anders Bergman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute Fryderyk Badanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Bergman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofil Karanowski hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Isaac Tillman hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Team Rocco players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Veth Crystals.