Friendly League

Midgård
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nicko Kličko made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute Ovidiu Spirea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nicko Kličko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jiří Grim was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Stig Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Spirea, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Halkus Valkus BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Helge Sander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christopher Ahlerot's late challenge caught a Halkus Valkus BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christopher Ahlerot helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute, Christopher Ahlerot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Nick Usel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Halkus Valkus BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Nick Usel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stig Bengtsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Helge Sander got a throw-in 20 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fred Ekman. Hershel Guertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee gave Halkus Valkus BK a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ovidiu Spirea, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of The Northmen Army's Stig Bengtsson. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Sune Sjöberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stig Bengtsson was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Ekman in the 29th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Stig Bengtsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Halkus Valkus BK's Jiří Grim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hershel Guertin in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicko Kličko got free with Jiří Grim in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Helge Sander during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Halkus Valkus BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helge Sander to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nick Usel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Göran Bergstedt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Olgierd Misiorowski fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Northmen Army's protests and gave Olgierd Misiorowski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The Northmen Army getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Olgierd Misiorowski hit a great ball. Göran Bergstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiří Grim having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, Halkus Valkus BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helge Sander to maneuver through the defense. Halkus Valkus BK's Lütfullah Tan was substituted for Nick Usel. After 71 played minutes Halkus Valkus BK got a freekick which was hit by Helge Sander. After a rather tough play, Halkus Valkus BK's Jonathan Sundström got a free kick in the 75th minute. Halkus Valkus BK's Jiří Grim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicko Kličko in the 76th minute of play. Halkus Valkus BK's Jiří Grim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicko Kličko in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to The Northmen Army getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nicko Kličko hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in The Northmen Army's zone, Sune Sjöberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig Bengtsson came out of the goal and Sune Sjöberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stig Bengtsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Ekman in the 87th minute.