Friendly League

Langham
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thurman Dowdy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Torsten Melberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Jörn Böcklund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Smögenasd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 8th minute, Sven-Ove Britz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jean Lafontaine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constant Louineaux took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Ove Britz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Birger Hermansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Philbert Rhodes's late challenge caught a Smögenasd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Philbert Rhodes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Smögenasd booed when Toronto Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philbert Rhodes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Jörn Böcklund made a precise shot to the right of Constant Louineaux. Toronto Bulls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some careless play in the Toronto Bulls defense, Sven-Ove Britz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Constant Louineaux. The Toronto Bulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Constant Louineaux should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Constant Louineaux showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Böcklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Jörn Böcklund did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Constant Louineaux 52 minutes into the match. Anders Björklund's late challenge caught a Toronto Bulls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anders Björklund helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Smögenasd getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Anders Björklund hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Jörn Böcklund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Constant Louineaux was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Toronto Bulls's Loren Hatfield got a free kick in the 61st minute. Toronto Bulls made a substitution. Darrell Moody replaced Will FresneFrêne. Torsten Melberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milford Rosado in the 68th minute of play. Jörn Böcklund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Constant Louineaux made a huge save. Toronto Bulls's Constant Louineaux played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Ove Britz in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Toronto Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Jörn Böcklund came free, but Constant Louineaux reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Smögenasd booed when Toronto Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philbert Rhodes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toronto Bulls's Tom Coupart was substituted for Jean Lafontaine. After a rather tough play, Toronto Bulls's Philbert Rhodes got a free kick in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Smögenasd's goal looked a bit too open when Thurman Dowdy came free, but Torsten Melberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Smögenasd's Jörn Böcklund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. After having played for 90 minutes, Kim Ek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smögenasd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kim Ek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Constant Louineaux was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Jörn Böcklund capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jörn Böcklund really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. The Smögenasd players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.