Friendly League

The White Avalanche
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chudomir Yoskov got the match started through his kick off. AC Milan's Karl-Michael Åhman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Vilhelm Hellsing got a free kick in the 10th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Mito Popgeorgiev put in a rough tackle. After 17 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Michael Bållström. After some careless play in the FC White Wolves defense, Jonas Gulliksson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lachezar Mesalski. The FC White Wolves fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lachezar Mesalski should have stopped the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Vilhelm Hellsing notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of FC White Wolves's Lachezar Mesalski. Lachezar Mesalski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 33 minutes, Delcho Pitekov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC White Wolves's supporters crossed their fingers, but Delcho Pitekov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Delcho Pitekov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Karl-Michael Åhman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC White Wolves's supporters rose to their feet, but Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Michael Åhman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski in the 52nd minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Åhman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC White Wolves's zone, Vilhelm Hellsing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lachezar Mesalski came out of the goal and Vilhelm Hellsing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to FC White Wolves getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Chudomir Yoskov hit a great ball. Vilhelm Hellsing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Lachezar Mesalski made a huge save. Delcho Pitekov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emiliyan Marchovski hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Lachezar Mesalski was a little too slow when Vilhelm Hellsing got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 1-4. 83 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski came free, but Karl-Michael Åhman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Tommy Bokelund reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lachezar Mesalski. The goal made the score 1-5. Lachezar Mesalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The AC Milan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AC Milan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.