Friendly League

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niclas Hjälm started the match with the kick off. Aron Dahlbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when FC Kurdish Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isac Christoffersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börje Frisk to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in MAFFIAN's zone, Anthon Svanér stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aron Dahlbom came out of the goal and Anthon Svanér tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute Sven-Arne Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Dahlbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Ragnar Törnkvist. FC Kurdish Warriors's Ingvar Asmundsson got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ragnar Törnkvist during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. FC Kurdish Warriors's Wilhelm Bergström was substituted for Isac Christoffersson. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Ragnar Törnkvist got a free kick in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Aron Söderström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kurdish Warriors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAFFIAN the free kick. A collision led to FC Kurdish Warriors getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Aron Söderström hit a great ball. Philip Hedin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Philip Hedin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Wictor Hagström made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, Ragnar Törnkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 24 played minutes, FC Kurdish Warriors's Anthon Svanér shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Kurdish Warriors reached it. Östen Vennersten's late challenge caught a FC Kurdish Warriors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Östen Vennersten helped the player get up and apologised. After 36 played minutes, FC Kurdish Warriors's Anthon Svanér shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Kurdish Warriors reached it. Aron Dahlbom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Philip Hedin to strike the kick off in the second half. Niclas Hjälm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Aron Dahlbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ragnar Törnkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Bergström in the 56th minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilhelm Bergström. Aron Dahlbom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven-Arne Gustafsson's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Wilhelm Bergström charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilhelm Bergström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Kurdish Warriors getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fritz Myhr hit a great ball. Wictor Hagström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristoffer Nyberg in the 73rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kristoffer Nyberg in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wictor Hagström saved FC Kurdish Warriors from getting behind. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 78th minute of play. FC Kurdish Warriors were furious when Bernt Lind was red carded, 84 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Sven-Arne Gustafsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. MAFFIAN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Ingvar Asmundsson scored to the left of an out of position Aron Dahlbom, making the score, 0-3. In the 93rd minute, Ingvar Asmundsson 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. Aron Dahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 95th minute of the match. The FC Kurdish Warriors players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.