Friendly League

Norra Sandby Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diego Lopes made the kick off which started today's match. Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alican İçten in the 3rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Norra Sandby FF defense, Alican İçten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uba Uba. The Norra Sandby FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uba Uba should have stopped the shot. Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Trudeau in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match, Manfred Vacker got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tao Xi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alican İçten in the 14th minute of play forced Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper Uba Uba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Finman in the 17th minute of play forced Flames FC's goalkeeper Tao Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tao Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Finman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Flames FC were awarded a corner. David Berkowitz went to the cornerflag to take it. Alican İçten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Uba Uba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alican İçten in the 24th minute of the match. Uba Uba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alican İçten, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th match minute, Norra Sandby FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egil Eriksson to maneuver through the defense. David Berkowitz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Uba Uba. Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alican İçten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alican İçten in the 31st minute of play forced Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper Uba Uba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uba Uba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Lopes in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Norra Sandby FF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Berkowitz was slow to take the kick. During this time Flames FC's players had a chance to rest. Tao Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Finman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alican İçten in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uba Uba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 41 minutes, Alican İçten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flames FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alican İçten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute, Camille Trudeau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flames FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manfred Vacker made a kick off. Alican İçten scored 0-3 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Uba Uba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute Evert Wester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tao Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Alican İçten took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Uba Uba to make any attempt to save it. Uba Uba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Lopes's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Norra Sandby FF getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Manfred Vacker hit a great ball. Flames FC's Miguel Campos was substituted for Alican İçten. A collision led to Norra Sandby FF getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Manfred Vacker hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Michael Finman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tao Xi was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Diego Lopes in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Uba Uba, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 83 minutes into the match, Flames FC's Diego Lopes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uba Uba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba got control of the ball when Diego Lopes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Norra Sandby FF booed when Flames FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miguel Campos in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uba Uba saved Norra Sandby FF from getting behind. David Berkowitz made a great header on Flames FC's corner, it was just that Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba managed to reach the ball for a save. 96 minutes into the match, Bakar Kaká had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tao Xi. Flames FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bakar Kaká was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Flames FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.