Friendly League

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Wang Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 3rd minute of play. Wang Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 5th minute of play. Wang Cheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guy Hogg in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Tord Lang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wang Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Barron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Grzegorz Piechna sped through Gärsnäs BF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wang Cheng. After 16 minutes Gärsnäs BF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guy Hogg who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Pacho Quintianan hit a great ball. Arrows Academy FC's Bryan Barron got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Piechna came free, but Wang Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arrows Academy FC's Danny Bartlett got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 25 played minutes Gärsnäs BF got a freekick which was hit by Tord Lang. Arrows Academy FC's Bryan Barron got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute Arrows Academy FC were awarded a corner. Guy Hogg went to the cornerflag to take it. Danny Bartlett was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a defensive mix-up in Gärsnäs BF's zone, Bryan Barron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wang Cheng came out of the goal and Bryan Barron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Grzegorz Piechna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wang Cheng was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Wang Cheng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guy Hogg went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gärsnäs BF's goalie prevented a goal. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frederick Griscti was the one to do the kick off. When Bryan Barron came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Arrows Academy FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bryan Barron couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grzegorz Piechna. In the 63rd minute Guy Hogg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Hägglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 70th minute of play forced Gärsnäs BF's goalkeeper Wang Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bryan Barron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Guy Hogg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wang Cheng. That made the score 0-6 in the 85 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wang Cheng. That made the score 0-7 after 88 minutes of play. The corner ended in Guy Hogg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gärsnäs BF's Wang Cheng did a great save. When Bryan Barron came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Arrows Academy FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bryan Barron couldn't finish the play. Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Arrows Academy FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gärsnäs BF.