Friendly League

Olympia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With an all-out effort, Norrlands Athen's Jiang Lei threw himself towards the right post 2 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Måns Sandberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Måns Sandberg in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jiang Lei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7thth minute of the game Måns Sandberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A hard shot 9 in the game by Måns Sandberg from a close distance when the talented Jiang Lei managed to make a qualified save. Cura del Futbol's players were relieved. If Måns Sandberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jiang Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Sandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Måns Sandberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jiang Lei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Måns Sandberg ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Måns Sandberg in the 13th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jiang Lei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Måns Sandberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Jiang Lei managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 30 minutes into the game, Fausto Erasto threw the ball into play from the sideline. Norrlands Athen's Jacinto da Silveira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Måns Sandberg took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jiang Lei. Jiang Lei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 38 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Måns Sandberg came free, but Jiang Lei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Måns Sandberg had several of the Cura del Futbol's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 38 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Jiang Lei as he didn't even see the shot coming. Måns Sandberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jiang Lei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Måns Sandberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Jiang Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Sandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jiang Lei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Måns Sandberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Jiang Lei was a little too slow when Måns Sandberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 5-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrew Tate stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Måns Sandberg in the 54th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cura del Futbol defense, Måns Sandberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jiang Lei. The Cura del Futbol fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jiang Lei should have stopped the shot. Manfred Fribäck came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Cura del Futbol's Gerardo Malvin. But to his dismay, Gerardo Malvin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Måns Sandberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jiang Lei having to make a save. 67 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jiang Lei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Måns Sandberg took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jiang Lei. Jiang Lei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Norrlands Athen's Mathias Alrot was substituted for Larry Tatum. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Malvin got free with Manfred Fribäck in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jiang Lei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrew Tate went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. 82 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's Gilbert Hermansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jiang Lei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gilbert Hermansson might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jiang Lei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilbert Hermansson ran back to his position shaking his head. Jiang Lei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Hermansson in the 84th minute of play. Jiang Lei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cura del Futbol's zone, Gilbert Hermansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jiang Lei came out of the goal and Gilbert Hermansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fausto Erasto kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Raul Abadia's late challenge caught a Norrlands Athen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raul Abadia helped the player get up and apologised. 90 minutes into the game, one of Cura del Futbol:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cura del Futbol:s Jiang Lei showed great skill when he stopped Gilbert Hermansson:s penalty. Jiang Lei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilbert Hermansson went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Hermansson in the 94th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Raul Abadia was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 97 minutes had been played. A collision led to Cura del Futbol getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Raul Abadia hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Norrlands Athen players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.