Friendly League

The Den
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Froilan Reyes got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Golden Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loco Durazno to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Reyes in the 3rd minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loco Durazno scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luis Täger, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Parque Europa FC defense, Loco Durazno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luis Täger. The Parque Europa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luis Täger should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Froilan Reyes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anders Lundqvist was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. The corner ended in Samuel Ryynänen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist did a great save. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Reyes in the 13th minute of play. When Igor Dzierwa fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Lions FC's protests and gave Igor Dzierwa a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes Golden Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Igor Dzierwa. 15 minutes into the game, Parque Europa FC's Froilan Reyes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anders Lundqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When Mats Nyström came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Golden Lions FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mats Nyström couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Parque Europa FC's zone, Loco Durazno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Täger came out of the goal and Loco Durazno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Igor Dzierwa got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mats Nyström. In the 27th minute Loco Durazno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Täger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bebben Johansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Täger having to interfere. After 31 minutes of play, Parque Europa FC's Froilan Reyes made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anders Lundqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Mats Nyström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Täger was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Reyes in the 37th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Golden Lions FC defense, Froilan Reyes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anders Lundqvist. The Golden Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anders Lundqvist should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Parque Europa FC's goalkeeper Luis Täger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mats Nyström. Leo Strömbom kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th match minute, Golden Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georg Termander to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Loco Durazno was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Parque Europa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bebben Johansson came free, but Luis Täger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Parque Europa FC's Luis Täger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Nyström in the 56th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Parque Europa FC's Froilan Reyes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anders Lundqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebben Johansson in the 63rd minute of play forced Parque Europa FC's goalkeeper Luis Täger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Parque Europa FC's Coronel Castro was substituted for Saul Gomesano. Parque Europa FC made a substitution. Murphey Shipman replaced Rogelio Mendiola. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Burç Tokhan replaced Loco Durazno. Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir was substituted for Georg Termander. If Burç Tokhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luis Täger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burç Tokhan in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Coronel Castro got free with Anders Lundqvist in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Lions FC from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute Burç Tokhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Täger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner. Igor Dzierwa went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist got control of the ball when Coronel Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Coronel Castro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anders Lundqvist came out and tried to block the shot, but Coronel Castro slotted it home off the left post making it 4-6 in the 91st minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Parque Europa FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.