Friendly League

Midgård
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Ochoa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stig Bengtsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of The Northmen Army's Stig Bengtsson. Stig Bengtsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hershel Guertin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Ke Xun came free, but Stig Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nicko Kličko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kepa Arrizabalaga. That made the score 1-2 in the 20 minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 27 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stig Bengtsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Morgan Bergstedt hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Morgan Bergstedt hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Aaron Jokin kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga got control of the ball when Nicko Kličko tried to sneak it across the goal line. The The Northmen Army players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka were winning 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicko Kličko was the one to do the kick off. With an all-out effort, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Stig Bengtsson threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pedro Ochoa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 60 minutes into the game, Nicko Kličko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Northmen Army's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka the free kick. The supporters of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicko Kličko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Northmen Army's Patrik Wacherhausen was substituted for Cui Xiong Zhen. After 60 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Nicko Kličko. A throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game was made by Morgan Bergstedt with Göran Bergstedt as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Viking Maagaardshus fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Northmen Army's protests and gave Viking Maagaardshus a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Viking Maagaardshus. 65 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of The Northmen Army's Stig Bengtsson. Stig Bengtsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Northmen Army's Jorma Jääskeläinen was substituted for Nicko Kličko. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Leon Trotskiy was substituted for Iker Eneko. Olgierd Misiorowski's late challenge caught a Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olgierd Misiorowski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olgierd Misiorowski to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Stig Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Trotskiy hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stig Bengtsson. That made the score 1-6 after 74 minutes of play. Stig Bengtsson made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Ke Xun sent off a good shot on target. Stig Bengtsson was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Gustavo-Hernán Egoi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorma Jääskeläinen in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kepa Arrizabalaga saved Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorma Jääskeläinen in the 93rd minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorma Jääskeläinen in the 93rd minute of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka played a much better game than The Northmen Army and deserved their victory. The The Northmen Army players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.