Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joachim Waller kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joachim Waller to maneuver through the defense. After 4 played minutes, Grasshoppers Klucze's Bernard Lewicki shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Harald Mogren came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grasshoppers Klucze reached it. Lukasz Kociniewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Mogren having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Claes Linquist got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iwan Zurawski came free, but Harald Mogren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wlodzimierz Basinski came free, but Harald Mogren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Sten Hök got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, Bernard Lewicki sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arsenal FC's Harald Mogren didn't even have to move. 18 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miromir Rydz came free, but Harald Mogren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joachim Waller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Hieronim Raflewski made a huge save. In the 21st minute Joachim Waller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hieronim Raflewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Åberg to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Bernard Lewicki notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Arsenal FC's Harald Mogren. Harald Mogren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Harald Mogren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miromir Rydz in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Miromir Rydz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Harald Mogren. Arsenal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miromir Rydz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tymoteusz Gruchacz during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grasshoppers Klucze's Tymoteusz Gruchacz got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 36 minutes Grasshoppers Klucze's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Per-Åke Albäck who took care of the corner kick. Per-Åke Albäck made a great header on Arsenal FC's corner, it was just that Grasshoppers Klucze's Hieronim Raflewski managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Arsenal FC defense, Lukasz Kociniewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Harald Mogren. The Arsenal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Harald Mogren should have stopped the shot. Arsenal FC's Harald Mogren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Lewicki in the 42nd minute of play. When Wlodzimierz Basinski fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grasshoppers Klucze's protests and gave Wlodzimierz Basinski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Grasshoppers Klucze getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Wlodzimierz Basinski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Claes Linquist got a free kick in the 45th minute. Iwan Zurawski hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The Arsenal FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Grasshoppers Klucze were winning 0-3.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iwan Zurawski to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Arsenal FC's Harald Mogren got control of the ball when Miromir Rydz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iwan Zurawskis short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Harald Mogren to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 58 played minutes Arsenal FC got a freekick which was hit by Christer Löv. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Bernard Lewicki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grasshoppers Klucze's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernard Lewicki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harald Mogren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60th match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sten Hök to maneuver through the defense. Harald Mogren made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Miromir Rydz sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal FC's zone, Wlodzimierz Basinski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Harald Mogren came out of the goal and Wlodzimierz Basinski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, Grasshoppers Klucze's goal looked a bit too open when Eddie Åberg came free, but Hieronim Raflewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lucjan Klucznik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lukasz Kociniewski in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harald Mogren saved Arsenal FC from getting behind. Tymoteusz Gruchacz hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Hieronim Raflewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Åke Albäck in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, Grasshoppers Klucze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Kociniewski to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Claes Linquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Grasshoppers Klucze's Iwan Zurawski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harald Mogren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Grasshoppers Klucze's Iwan Zurawski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harald Mogren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Claes Linquist was shown his second yellow card after 93 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The Grasshoppers Klucze supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Grasshoppers Klucze would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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