Friendly League

Walkers Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) John Kellbom made the kick off and thus started the match. Janne Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Edvin Henriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Bernt Kihlberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Janne Oblak. LeicestersKickers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernt Kihlberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Mantorp getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Elias Skräddare hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Mantorp's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Gummeson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rigoberto Paredes. LeicestersKickers's Janne Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Lundqvist in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute Evert Söderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Janne Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mantorp's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Gummeson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 24 minutes, Urban Finnman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LeicestersKickers and the Mantorp players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mantorp booed when LeicestersKickers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urban Finnman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sven-Olof Gummeson stood somewhat misplaced when Per-Åke Vedholm came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 26 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Edvin Henriksson in the 29th minute of play forced LeicestersKickers's goalkeeper Janne Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Mantorp getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Evert Söderberg hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Kellbom got free with Sven-Olof Gummeson in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernt Kihlberg in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Janne Oblak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Kellbom in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven-Olof Gummeson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sven-Olof Gummeson made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Kiki Monginsidi sent off a good shot on target. Janne Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Kihlberg in the 44th minute of play. Sven-Olof Gummeson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Åke Vedholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Urban Finnman kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. John Kellbom kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bernt Kihlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janne Oblak was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by LeicestersKickers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evert Söderberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Mantorp's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of LeicestersKickers's goalie and right to Aaron Lundqvist. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. LeicestersKickers's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sven-Olof Gummeson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Kellbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. John Kellbom might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven-Olof Gummeson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. John Kellbom ran back to his position shaking his head. Per-Åke Vedholm hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Mantorp's Billy Fågel was substituted for Wiktor Östensson. In the 73rd match minute, LeicestersKickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Åke Vedholm to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Mantorp's Aaron Lundqvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Janne Oblak. That made the score 1-2 after 75 minutes of play. Janne Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Lundqvist in the 79th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 2-2 when John Kellbom sped through Mantorp's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sven-Olof Gummeson. In the 86th minute Per-Åke Vedholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Olof Gummeson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvard Palmkvist hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Janne Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Lundqvist in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, LeicestersKickers's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Lundqvist came free, but Janne Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mantorp were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.