Friendly League

Rural Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Olov Linquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thad Castle in the 3rd minute of the match. After 14 minutes, Thad Castle made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. AIF's Olov Linquist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's Thad Castle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olov Linquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Thad Castle took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Olov Linquist to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, AIF's Olov Linquist got control of the ball when Thad Castle tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nychyporivka Ψ's Thad Castle slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Olov Linquist. That made the score 3-0 after 29 minutes of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute Nychyporivka Ψ were awarded a corner. Hasan Özpolat went to the cornerflag to take it. Nychyporivka Ψ's Hasan Özpolat was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Olov Linquist in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the AIF defense, Thad Castle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olov Linquist. The AIF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olov Linquist should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Frykberg in the 48th minute of play forced Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper Dan Junilă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kenneth Frisk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Olov Linquist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thad Castle's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by AIF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hasan Özpolat was slow to take the kick. During this time Nychyporivka Ψ's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denys Vepryk in the 57th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thad Castle's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olov Linquist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match Nychyporivka Ψ got a corner. AIF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hasan Özpolat ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ole-Einar Nekstad got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Olov Linquist quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 65 minutes of play, Nychyporivka Ψ's Thad Castle made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olov Linquist was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, Thad Castle notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of AIF's Olov Linquist. Olov Linquist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 71st minute, Thad Castle made a precise shot to the right of Olov Linquist. AIF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. In the 76thth minute of the game Thad Castle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AIF's Olov Linquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 83 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when Thad Castle came free, but Olov Linquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 84 minutes, Thad Castle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nychyporivka Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thad Castle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nychyporivka Ψ's Ole-Einar Nekstad quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edgar Fransson, made in the 86th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denys Vepryk during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Nychyporivka Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Denys Vepryk. In the 96th match minute, AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Fransson to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Nychyporivka Ψ fully deserved thier win.