Friendly League

Crema y DDL
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. Hampus Johansson started the match with the kick off. C. A. Flancito were furious when Erubiel Pepillo was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 5 played minutes C. A. Flancito got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Pepillo. Pål Askestät hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When C. A. Flancito's Nick Clark in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Average Joes's goalie prevented a goal. After 11 minutes Average Joes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rene Bertran who took care of the corner kick. Rene Bertran made a great header on C. A. Flancito's corner, it was just that Average Joes's Linus Svanström managed to reach the ball for a save. Aristides Henry's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Linus Svanström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nick Clark might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Linus Svanström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nick Clark ran back to his position shaking his head. C. A. Flancito's Felipe Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattias Finnman in the 29th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Average Joes got a freekick which was hit by Pål Askestät. Linus Svanström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 41st minute, C. A. Flancito's Rene Bertran dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Felipe Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pål Askestät, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nick Clark was the one to do the kick off. Nick Clark struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Linus Svanström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. A. Flancito. In the 54th minute, Cristo Juvenal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C. A. Flancito's Felipe Gaitan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Flancito from getting a goal against them. Average Joes's Linus Svanström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Clark in the 59th minute of play. In the 68th minute Mattias Finnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Linus Svanström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Clark in the 70th minute of the match. The throw-in from Joakim Soned in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C. A. Flancito's Cristo Juvenal. When Nick Clark came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the C. A. Flancito 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 Nick Clark couldn't finish the play. Jo Blanchaert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Gaitan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nick Clark's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Linus Svanström was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Average Joes's Pål Askestät got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felipe Gaitan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jo Blanchaert's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Nick Clark received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Linus Svanström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.