Friendly League

Agunnaryd
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Ragnar Hedbom started the match with the kick off. Ragnar Hedbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Antonio Di Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davide Muzzolon to maneuver through the defense. Agunnaryd IK's Jonas Vallmark took a good shot, in the 12th minute, which hit the crossbar above Antonio Di Donato's head, and flew over the goal. Alba FC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Agunnaryd IK. Carlo Sisti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agunnaryd IK's Marc Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Sisti in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Agunnaryd IK's goal looked a bit too open when Comunardo Vasco came free, but Marc Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Comunardo Vasco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marc Lundgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Comunardo Vasco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marc Lundgren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Emiliano Malandra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute Emiliano Malandra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marc Lundgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Comunardo Vasco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marc Lundgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Primavera to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Edoardo Rubini hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Emiliano Malandra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emiliano Malandra to strike the kick off in the second half. When Alberigo Di Michele fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alba FC's protests and gave Alberigo Di Michele a yellow card for diving instead. Marc Lundgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Comunardo Vasco in the 56th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Alba FC's Marc Lundgren threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ettore Primavera, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Agunnaryd IK's Marc Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Malandra in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Emiliano Malandra notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Agunnaryd IK's Marc Lundgren. Marc Lundgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Comunardo Vasco in the 66th minute of play forced Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper Marc Lundgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Carlo Sisti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marc Lundgren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. In the 71st minute, Edoardo Rubini fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marc Lundgren, passed just outside the right post. 78 minutes into the match, Agunnaryd IK's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Malandra came free, but Marc Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Agunnaryd IK's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Rubini came free, but Marc Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Emiliano Malandra recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marc Lundgren. Emiliano Malandra showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Marc Lundgren came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Alba FC's Carlo Sisti. But to his dismay, Carlo Sisti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. In the 88th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Sisti to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Di Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Wickander in the 89th minute of the match. Marc Lundgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edoardo Rubini in the 92nd minute. 92 minutes in the game, Edoardo Rubini dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Marc Lundgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Comunardo Vasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Alba FC's Marc Lundgren threw himself towards the right post 97 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emiliano Malandra, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alba FC played a much better game than Agunnaryd IK and deserved their victory. The Agunnaryd IK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.