Friendly League

St James Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Leandro Ofelio started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes El Retorno de Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Musko. Sergio Faron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ata Bircan in the 5th minute of the match. Sergio Faron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joakim Vennerlund went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Newcastle United F.C.'s Ata Bircan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sergio Faron. That made the score 2-0 after 11 minutes of play. Sergio Faron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Gregersson in the 16th minute of the match. El Retorno de Palermo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Ata Bircan scored to the left of an out of position Sergio Faron, making the score, 3-0. In the 21st minute Ingvar Gregersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Faron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Sergio Faron managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Newcastle United F.C.'s Ingvar Gregersson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ingvar Gregersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Faron having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Ata Bircan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Newcastle United F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ata Bircan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Faron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the match, Ingvar Gregersson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Faron. El Retorno de Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ingvar Gregersson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 32 minutes into the match, Ingvar Gregersson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Faron. El Retorno de Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ingvar Gregersson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Leandro Ofelio struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Rasmus Sigman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Retorno de Palermo. Newcastle United F.C.'s Joakim Vennerlund got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joakim Vennerlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Sergio Faron made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ingvar Gregersson in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Faron saved El Retorno de Palermo from getting behind. In the 45th minute, Ingvar Gregersson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Newcastle United F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0.

The wind increased when Ingvar Gregersson made the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Ingvar Gregersson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rikard Bergdal kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ingvar Gregersson in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Faron saved El Retorno de Palermo from getting behind. When Ismael Musko fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Retorno de Palermo's protests and gave Ismael Musko a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute, Ismael Musko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergio Faron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Gregersson in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute of the match Newcastle United F.C. got a corner. El Retorno de Palermo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Krister Västberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Newcastle United F.C.'s corner Ata Bircan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sergio Faron quite easily take care of the ball. Joakim Vennerlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Newcastle United F.C.'s Eric Lundström was substituted for David Söderlund. In the 65thth minute of the game Ingvar Gregersson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67th minute Newcastle United F.C. were awarded a corner. Krister Västberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Newcastle United F.C.'s Krister Västberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sergio Faron in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Gregersson in the 72nd minute of play. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Ingvar Gregersson sped through El Retorno de Palermo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sergio Faron. Sergio Faron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingvar Gregersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Ingvar Gregersson sped through El Retorno de Palermo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sergio Faron. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Ismael Musko managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Retorno de Palermo's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismael Musko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rasmus Sigman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ingvar Gregersson scored 11-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Faron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.