Friendly League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wu Qi kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Åke Hamnberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rönnöfors FF's Per Tunström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Abram Cadabra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Magne Gunnarsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Cadabra in the 11th minute of play forced Rönnöfors FF's goalkeeper Magne Gunnarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rönnöfors FF's Magne Gunnarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Samurai's Cafu Dolar got a free kick in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Henry Fagerberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vince Di Cola was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. 18 minutes into the match, Rönnöfors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Magne Gunnarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 20th minute of play forced Rönnöfors FF's goalkeeper Magne Gunnarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vince Di Cola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henry Fagerberg's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Rönnöfors FF's goalkeeper Magne Gunnarsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxim Tsigalko. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Maxim Tsigalko took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Magne Gunnarsson to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Timmy Henriksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Magne Gunnarsson was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, Rönnöfors FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivar Häll to maneuver through the defense. When Abram Cadabra came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Samurai 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 Abram Cadabra couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Per Tunström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Rönnöfors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Tsigalko came free, but Magne Gunnarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Per Tunström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Vince Di Cola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rönnöfors FF's Magne Gunnarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 64th minute of play. Samurai's Allan Bivall was substituted for Maxim Tsigalko. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. Samurai's Marcus Skytt was substituted for Wu Qi. After 67 minutes Rönnöfors FF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abram Cadabra who took care of the corner kick. At last the ball reached Esbjörn Hultstrand at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Rönnöfors FF. 2-0. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Fagerberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After some careless play in the Rönnöfors FF defense, Esbjörn Hultstrand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magne Gunnarsson. The Rönnöfors FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magne Gunnarsson should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the game, Jens-Ove Blomqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Magne Gunnarsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Tunström in the 81st minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magne Gunnarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Bivall, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Sten Hökqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Abram Cadabra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Magne Gunnarsson. Rönnöfors FF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Magne Gunnarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Ove Blomqvist in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 93 minutes into the game, Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Magne Gunnarsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. When Jens-Ove Blomqvist fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Samurai's protests and gave Jens-Ove Blomqvist a yellow card for diving instead. Jens-Ove Blomqvist hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Samurai players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.