Friendly League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ted Almstedt took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ted Almstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tommy Ekgren during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Silverio Jacob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Åhlberg having to interfere. Valentin Licerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Almstedt in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match Runa United got a corner. Franja Dorada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bo Eriksson ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Runa United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Roger Hybbert hit a great ball. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ted Almstedt in the 21st minute of play. Valentin Licerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Brogren in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Valentin Rydberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Licerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bülent Ruge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Rydberg's late challenge caught a Franja Dorada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Rydberg helped the player get up and apologised. Franja Dorada's Bartolo Igon was substituted for Armando Rozarius. Valentin Rydberg kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Valentin Licerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ted Almstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Licerio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ted Almstedt's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Bo Eriksson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio. Valentin Licerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 43rd minute, Jörgen Lundström collided with one of Franja Dorada's players - so bad that he fractured his nose. Angel Bessone charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angel Bessone the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Angel Bessone hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The Franja Dorada players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Runa United were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silverio Jacob was the one to do the kick off. Joel Andreasson hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Igor Tartalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Erik Åhlberg having to interfere. Nils-Erik Åhlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Jacob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Silverio Jacob sped through Runa United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nils-Erik Åhlberg. A collision led to Franja Dorada getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Angel Bessone hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Tartalo in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nils-Erik Åhlberg saved Runa United from getting behind. Pedro Timo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Ted Almstedt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Valentin Licerio made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Timo in the 78th minute of play forced Runa United's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Åhlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Pedro Timo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Runa United's Nils-Erik Åhlberg. Nils-Erik Åhlberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the match, Runa United's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Jacob came free, but Nils-Erik Åhlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Bülent Ruge ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils-Erik Åhlberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. With his leg Valentin Licerio managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Runa United's Ted Almstedt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Franja Dorada were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Runa United for a fine match.