Friendly League

Swindon Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute, Gwyn Knightley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes Valiant F.C got a freekick which was hit by Yu Ting Jian. 22 minutes into the match, Valiant F.C's Stanyo Kobakov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kleon Pallini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Högdalstippen-Highvalley's goalkeeper Kleon Pallini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanyo Kobakov. Adam Askew hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th match minute, Valiant F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yu Ting Jian to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Daniel Jacobsson sped through Valiant F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of David Haigh. Högdalstippen-Highvalley's Alf Nordlander quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Yu Ting Jian, made in the 38th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Jacobsson in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Haigh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Jacobsson was the one to do the kick off. Alf Nordlander hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match Gonzalo Astrada sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kleon Pallini skillfully saved the ball. In the 69th minute, Stanyo Kobakov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valiant F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a rather tough play, Högdalstippen-Highvalley's Aron Holmgren got a free kick in the 78th minute. Allan Dahlberg made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Casper Hansson immediately put the ball in play. With an all-out effort, Högdalstippen-Highvalley's David Haigh threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daniel Jacobsson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanyo Kobakov in the 88th minute of play forced Högdalstippen-Highvalley's goalkeeper Kleon Pallini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kleon Pallini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanyo Kobakov in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Stanyo Kobakov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kleon Pallini was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. If Daniel Jacobsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.