Friendly League

Köpingsvallen
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stellan Söderqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Algot Eliasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Pibes FC defense, Stellan Söderqvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sonny Strong. The Pibes FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sonny Strong should have stopped the shot. In the 8th minute Rex Reynolds shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christer Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rex Reynolds had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Köping were furious when Andréas Ersman was red carded, 15 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Köping fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Pibes FC. Jonny Hayward stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christer Rudqvist. 2-1. Rune Kling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonny Strong having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Köping's Stellan Söderqvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sonny Strong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Christer Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rex Reynolds in the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Peter King was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pibes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Köping the free kick. With a little luck, Pibes FC's Sonny Strong got control of the ball when Stellan Söderqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Stellan Söderqvist took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Sonny Strong to make any attempt to save it. Stellan Söderqvist struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Sonny Strong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Köping. Sonny Nilsson hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. In the 49th minute of the match Jonny Hayward shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christer Rudqvist showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

In the 52nd match minute, Köping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Nilsson to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter King got free with Christer Rudqvist in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 57 minutes of play Pibes FC's Peter King was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stellan Söderqvist in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sonny Strong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reggie Huxtable kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Pibes FC got a freekick which was hit by Reggie Huxtable. Fredrik Abelsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sonny Strong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to Pibes FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Dean Doughty hit a great ball. When Stellan Söderqvist came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Köping 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 Stellan Söderqvist couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Köping. Fredrik Abelsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sonny Strong. 6-1. With a little luck, Köping's Christer Rudqvist got control of the ball when Jim Gilchrist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christer Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reggie Huxtable in the 79th minute of the match. Sonny Strong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stellan Söderqvist in the 85th minute of play. After 89 minutes of play, Pibes FC's Jim Gilchrist made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christer Rudqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Algot Eliasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Sonny Strong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pibes FC's Jim Gilchrist got a free kick in the 94th minute. 99 minutes into the match, Köping's goal looked a bit too open when Reggie Huxtable came free, but Christer Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stellan Söderqvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sonny Strong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 100th minute of play. Köping walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.