Friendly League

Meadow Lane
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emil Almkvist started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Almkvist got free with Aron Dahlbom in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Meadow Village's Åke Vallmark got a free kick in the 5th minute. MAFFIAN's Ragnar Törnkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Meadow Village's Henry Vall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ragnar Törnkvist in the 9th minute of play. When Eric Lindblom fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meadow Village's protests and gave Eric Lindblom a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, Meadow Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Lindblom to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Börje Frisk got a free kick in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Meadow Village's Jarl Olsson got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Reine Pilberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute of the match Börje Frisk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henry Vall showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Meadow Village booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Säfström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute of the match Emil Almkvist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aron Dahlbom showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aron Dahlbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Lindblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Östen Vennersten hit a great ball. Aron Dahlbom made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Emil Almkvist sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Almkvist. The referee felt a red card was in order, 38 minutes into the game, when Sven-Ove Petersson put in a rough tackle. 38 minutes into the game, one of Meadow Village:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 39th minute, Ragnar Törnkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henry Vall was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Östen Vennersten came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the MAFFIAN 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 Östen Vennersten couldn't finish the play. Henry Vall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Vallin in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ragnar Törnkvist was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Meadow Village getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jarl Olsson hit a great ball. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Stig Enegren replaced Dennis Edström. After a rather tough play, Meadow Village's Jarl Olsson got a free kick in the 57th minute. A long shot from Börje Frisk in the 57th minute of play was well struck, but Henry Vall made a really good save at the right post. Eric Lindblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. MAFFIAN's Philip Hedin was substituted for Ragnar Törnkvist. In the 65th minute, Alex Vallin made a precise shot to the right of Henry Vall. Meadow Village's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alex Vallin scored 0-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henry Vall, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Henry Vall made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Alex Vallin sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Meadow Village's Henry Vall got control of the ball when Alex Vallin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Alex Vallin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Henry Vall. The goal made the score 0-4. George Svensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Henry Vall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meadow Village's Henry Vall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Börje Frisk in the 90th minute of play. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarl Olsson in the 91st minute of play. Henry Vall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philip Hedin in the 95th minute of play.