Friendly League

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bart Easton started the match with the kick off. Bart Easton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Nils-Erik Åhlberg made a huge save. Drew Knight showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Almstedt in the 5th minute of the match. Drew Knight showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ted Almstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Nils-Erik Åhlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dustin Schellander in the 8th minute of the match. After 11 minutes of play, Runa United's Ted Almstedt made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Drew Knight was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Runa United's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Åhlberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bart Easton. The audience was convinced that Ted Almstedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drew Knight was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Runa United's Nils-Erik Åhlberg got control of the ball when Bart Easton tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Brogren in the 29th minute of play forced Real Chelsea's goalkeeper Drew Knight to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils-Erik Åhlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timothy Thorne in the 32nd minute of play. Runa United's Nils-Erik Åhlberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timothy Thorne in the 38th minute of play. Drew Knight showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Almstedt in the 39th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Bart Easton in the 52nd minute of play forced Runa United's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Åhlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ted Almstedt struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Drew Knight didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Runa United. Nils-Erik Åhlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timothy Thorne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Marty Harland fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Chelsea's protests and gave Marty Harland a yellow card for diving instead. After 56 played minutes Real Chelsea got a freekick which was hit by Marty Harland. A hard shot 57 in the game by Ted Almstedt from a close distance when the talented Drew Knight managed to make a qualified save. Real Chelsea's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in Real Chelsea's zone, Ted Almstedt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Drew Knight came out of the goal and Ted Almstedt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Drew Knight stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ted Almstedt's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute Runa United were awarded a corner. Bo Eriksson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Runa United's Florian Fittipaldi to a score. 0-2 in the 67th minute. Runa United were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Real Chelsea's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bo Eriksson took the corner. After taking down the ball on Runa United's corner Bo Eriksson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Drew Knight quite easily take care of the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Runa United's goal looked a bit too open when Tris Ruddock came free, but Nils-Erik Åhlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Chelsea made a substitution. Patrick Panther replaced Malcolm Adcock. Ted Almstedt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drew Knight having to make a save. 87 minutes into the match, Real Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Almstedt came free, but Drew Knight reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ted Almstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Drew Knight having to interfere. Nils-Erik Åhlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vern Pickard in the 92nd minute of play.