Friendly League

Rocco Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lars-Erik Björk got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Thomas Åman hit a great ball. Allan Almqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bennie Robben having to interfere. Anders Bergman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfried Ottens, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Bennie Venema was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Dalwhinnie Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Team Rocco the free kick. Bennie Robben was a little too slow when Thomas Åman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. Bennie Robben made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Almqvist in the 20th minute of play. Anders Bergman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfried Ottens, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Bennie Robben showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars-Erik Björk, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Thomas Åman came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Team Rocco 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 Thomas Åman couldn't finish the play. The long shot by Mark Överman in the 42nd minute really tested Bennie Robben's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 45th minute, Team Rocco's Allan Almqvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilfried Ottens was the one to do the kick off. Jan-Olof Hedling struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Bennie Robben didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Team Rocco. After having played for 60 minutes, Allan Almqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Team Rocco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Allan Almqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bennie Robben made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Almqvist in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th match minute, Team Rocco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Olof Hedling to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th match minute, The Dalwhinnie Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roel Geerdink to maneuver through the defense. Roel Geerdink could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Anders Bergman made a huge save. Wilfried Ottenss short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Anders Bergman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Bennie Robben showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Tillman, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Team Rocco's Anders Bergman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Team Rocco from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when The Dalwhinnie Boys's Wilfried Ottens fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After 90 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Tillman.