Friendly League

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alf Rydelius took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimitris Stoltidis in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edvin Stenkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute Pagos FC were awarded a corner. Dimitris Stoltidis went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Giorgos Tsiabras hit a great ball. Kostas Periandros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingvar Isaksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgos Tsiabras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Edvin Stenkvist made a huge save. Thomas Tingelholm hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Håkan Holmberg during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Håkan Holmberg hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Dimitris Stoltidis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Edvin Stenkvist. Dimitris Stoltidis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's Grigoris Poursanidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvin Stenkvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Little Big's Edvin Stenkvist got control of the ball when Dimitris Stoltidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Charalambos Lelopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pagos FC's protests and gave Charalambos Lelopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Charalambos Lelopoulos hit a great ball. In the 25th match minute, Little Big was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Håkan Holmberg to maneuver through the defense. Thomas Tingelholm hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Grigoris Poursanidis took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edvin Stenkvist. Edvin Stenkvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 39th minute Dimitris Stoltidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Stenkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Omiros Kalopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Dimitris Stoltidis made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Giorgos Tsiabras sped through Little Big's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edvin Stenkvist. The audience was convinced that Dimitris Stoltidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edvin Stenkvist was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 55th minute Dimitris Stoltidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Stenkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Stoltidis in the 56th minute of play forced Little Big's goalkeeper Edvin Stenkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvin Stenkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Stoltidis in the 59th minute of the match. Dimitris Stoltidis scored 4-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edvin Stenkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edvin Stenkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Stoltidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Dimitris Stoltidis sped through Little Big's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edvin Stenkvist. 86 minutes into the match, Little Big's goal looked a bit too open when Theofilos Stamatis came free, but Edvin Stenkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes, Dimitris Stoltidis made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Little Big's Edvin Stenkvist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Kent Nordin fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Little Big's protests and gave Kent Nordin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th match minute, Little Big was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kent Nordin to maneuver through the defense. Edvin Stenkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Stoltidis's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Stig-Ove Lidman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Little Big's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pagos FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Little Big's Stig-Ove Lidman got a free kick in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pagos FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Little Big had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.