Friendly League

Norra Sandby Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gilmar Furlan made the kick off and thus started the match. A throw-in in the 2nd minute of the game was made by Patrick Vieira with Bakar Kaká as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Uba Uba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Woodrow Walls, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norra Sandby FF's Uba Uba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilmar Furlan in the 6th minute of play. Uba Uba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After some careless play in the Norra Sandby FF defense, Gilmar Furlan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uba Uba. The Norra Sandby FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uba Uba should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute Michael Finman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fan Rong Xiao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, The Vikings's Fan Rong Xiao got control of the ball when Bakar Kaká tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from Wang Jian Zhen in the 34th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Norra Sandby FF's Magnus Karlsson. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Gilmar Furlan managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Vikings's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilmar Furlan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uba Uba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Uba Uba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Woodrow Walls in the 39th minute of the match. Uba Uba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bakar Kaká in the 42nd minute of play forced The Vikings's goalkeeper Fan Rong Xiao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 played minutes Norra Sandby FF got a freekick which was hit by Magnus Karlsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Woodrow Walls in the 45th minute of play forced Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper Uba Uba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Gilmar Furlan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After the first half The Vikings were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manfred Vacker made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Norra Sandby FF's goalkeeper Uba Uba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Woodrow Walls. Uba Uba made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Gilmar Furlan sent off a good shot on target. The Vikings's Gilmar Furlan was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 66th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Norra Sandby FF made a substitution. Edgar Michnik replaced Michael Finman. Norra Sandby FF's Bakar Kaká managed to work through The Vikings's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Bakar Kaká dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The Vikings made a substitution. Atay Akarsu replaced Konrad Witkowski. Uba Uba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Fasoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Egil Eriksson charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egil Eriksson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, one of Norra Sandby FF:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Norra Sandby FF. After a rather tough play, The Vikings's Leandro Uxio got a free kick in the 87th minute. Fan Rong Xiao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfred Vacker, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Norra Sandby FF's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Fasoli came free, but Uba Uba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, The Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Michnik came free, but Fan Rong Xiao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Jan Fasoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uba Uba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uba Uba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Fasoli in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Vikings had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.