Friendly League

Østsiden Stadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuel Herlea took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Herlea got free with Tobias Sandberg in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sixten Modig during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes REAL SUOMI CF got a freekick which was hit by Sixten Modig. Tobias Sandberg was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Mircea Balint capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mircea Balint really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Emanuel Herlea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Tobias Sandberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tobias Sandberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Herlea, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The attack was good, but when Jan-Joost Roodenburg in the 17th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jan-Joost Roodenburg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Sandberg having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Emanuel Herlea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gullstad SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Balint in the 28th minute of play forced REAL SUOMI CF's goalkeeper Tobias Sandberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Mircea Balint in the 28th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Birk Vestre hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Joost Roodenburg got free with Tobias Sandberg in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Birk Vestre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Tobias Sandberg made a huge save.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aleksi Lindström was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Gullstad SK's Emanuel Herlea made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobias Sandberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! 54 minutes into the match, Emanuel Herlea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tobias Sandberg. REAL SUOMI CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emanuel Herlea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Jan-Joost Roodenburg sped through REAL SUOMI CF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tobias Sandberg. Baysal Akdiken's late challenge caught a REAL SUOMI CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baysal Akdiken helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Balint in the 62nd minute of play forced REAL SUOMI CF's goalkeeper Tobias Sandberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, REAL SUOMI CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixten Modig to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute of the match Birk Vestre shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tobias Sandberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jan-Joost Roodenburg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Sandberg having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Gullstad SK's Birk Vestre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Sandberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 74 minutes into the game, Mircea Balint cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Tobias Sandberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 76th minute, Martin Onofre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gullstad SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. In the 83rd minute, Emanuel Herlea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gullstad SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. REAL SUOMI CF's Tobias Sandberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Herlea in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute Mircea Balint shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Sandberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Sandberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birk Vestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. A collision led to REAL SUOMI CF getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jari Litmanen hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Gullstad SK's Emanuel Herlea tried to score from far away in the 92nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Tobias Sandberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mircea Balint's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Gullstad SK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.