Friendly League

Amphiteatrum Novum
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bertil Persson took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to ⒻC SⓌAG getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Per Alin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Persson in the 9th minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⒻC SⓌAG's Henrik Sjögren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Navarro in the 12th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Navarro in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrik Sjögren saved ⒻC SⓌAG from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, José Paradela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Legio X Eqvestris's supporters rose to their feet, but José Paradela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrik Sjögren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 17th minute, Torbjörn Wiberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⒻC SⓌAG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Henrik Sjögren was a little too slow when Luis Navarro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bertil Persson in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Gustau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When ⒻC SⓌAG's Bertil Persson in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Legio X Eqvestris's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Legio X Eqvestris's Agustin Quinten got a free kick in the 24th minute. After recieving a nice pass, ⒻC SⓌAG's Federico Gotzon tried to score from far away in the 25th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Victorino Oto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Gustau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Persson in the 29th minute of play. Roald Ahland's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Henrik Sjögren firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 33rdth minute of the game Pablo Aimar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⒻC SⓌAG's Henrik Sjögren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Henrik Sjögren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pablo Aimar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 39 minute of play. Roald Ahland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Henrik Sjögren made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luis Navarro made a kick off. If Bertil Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrik Sjögren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Navarro's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Navarro in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrik Sjögren saved ⒻC SⓌAG from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 59th minute of play forced ⒻC SⓌAG's goalkeeper Henrik Sjögren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Legio X Eqvestris's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pablo Aimar in the 60th minute. Pablo Aimar made a great header on Legio X Eqvestris's corner, it was just that ⒻC SⓌAG's Henrik Sjögren managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 63rd minute Luis Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Sjögren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Lund hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Luis Navarro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrik Sjögren was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 75 minutes into the game, Luis Navarro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Henrik Sjögren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, ⒻC SⓌAG's Bertil Persson got a free kick in the 78th minute. ⒻC SⓌAG made a substitution. Bo Smefeldt replaced Jakob Hamberg. After 79 played minutes ⒻC SⓌAG got a freekick which was hit by Bertil Persson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Navarro in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrik Sjögren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 84th play minutes Luis Navarro shot 7-1, a short shot which went by Henrik Sjögren and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 86th minute, Bertil Persson 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Navarro in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrik Sjögren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Legio X Eqvestris's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.