Friendly League

Dutch Rebels
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lauren Seveneijnts took the kick off in the first half of the match. Claes Nordmark was a little too slow when Obafemi N'Diaye got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 2-0. Claes Nordmark came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Dutch Rebels's Joaquin Ranolfo. But to his dismay, Joaquin Ranolfo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. With a little luck, AFC Eskilstuna's Claes Nordmark got control of the ball when Daniel Farstad tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Lauren Seveneijnts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Claes Nordmark, 4-0. Jörn Malmgren's late challenge caught a Dutch Rebels's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jörn Malmgren helped the player get up and apologised. Jörn Malmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Obafemi N'Diaye shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Nordmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's goalkeeper Claes Nordmark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geordy Van Aerschodt. AFC Eskilstuna's Claes Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauren Seveneijnts in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Daniel Farstad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claes Nordmark was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Claes Nordmark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yens Iansens in the 33rd minute of the match. Lauren Seveneijnts succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 7-0. 39 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's goal looked a bit too open when Lauren Seveneijnts came free, but Claes Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Eskilstuna's Jörn Malmgren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yens Iansens in the 44 minute of the game. Claes Nordmark made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Yens Iansens sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 8-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rolf Ekström was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the AFC Eskilstuna defense, Obafemi N'Diaye kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claes Nordmark. The AFC Eskilstuna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claes Nordmark should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's goal looked a bit too open when Lauren Seveneijnts came free, but Claes Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Lauren Seveneijnts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dutch Rebels's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lauren Seveneijnts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Claes Nordmark didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Obafemi N'Diaye went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. Yens Iansens hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Dutch Rebels's Antoine Steenbeeck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Dutch Rebels from getting a goal against them. Claes Nordmark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Szymon Cieliczka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Farstad in the 68th minute of play forced AFC Eskilstuna's goalkeeper Claes Nordmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claes Nordmark didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lauren Seveneijnts went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-0 was the resulting score. In the 73rd minute Lauren Seveneijnts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Nordmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th match minute, AFC Eskilstuna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolf Ekström to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th match minute, AFC Eskilstuna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torgny Trulsson to maneuver through the defense. After 87 minutes of play AFC Eskilstuna's Rolf Ekström was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, AFC Eskilstuna's Rolf Ekström got a free kick in the 88th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Lauren Seveneijnts managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dutch Rebels's supporters rose to their feet, but Lauren Seveneijnts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claes Nordmark breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Obafemi N'Diaye in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claes Nordmark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Yens Iansens in the 94th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AFC Eskilstuna's Jörn Malmgren. Nils-Åke Willig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoine Steenbeeck having to interfere. There was no doubt that Dutch Rebels were the better team. Dutch Rebels's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.