Friendly League

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henry Alebäck took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Ekenberg in the 5th minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Kubrat Radunov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kubrat Radunov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Alebäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 11th minute Jan Ekenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kubrat Radunov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Jan Ekenberg notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SvE United's Kubrat Radunov. Kubrat Radunov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Emanuel Stål shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kubrat Radunov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Alebäck charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henry Alebäck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Henry Alebäck hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the match, SvE United's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Ekenberg came free, but Kubrat Radunov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henry Alebäck got his second yellow card in the match during the 29th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Henry Alebäck hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SvE United's Stavri Novakov got a free kick in the 35th minute. Jan Ekenberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kubrat Radunov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Ekenberg ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, SvE United's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Ekenberg came free, but Kubrat Radunov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Jan Ekenberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kubrat Radunov. SvE United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Ekenberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Kubrat Radunov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Ekenberg in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marko Kirilov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Jonathan Sandström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kubrat Radunov. The goal made the score 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Frykberg during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Frykberg to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the SvE United defense, Jan Ekenberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kubrat Radunov. The SvE United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kubrat Radunov should have stopped the shot. 71 minutes in the game, Jan Ekenberg 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Ekenberg in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kubrat Radunov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stavri Novakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mean Machine's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.