Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mats Nyström kicked off to start the match. A nice corner shot did that Joakim Haegg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lars Norberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lars Norberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Loco Durazno showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. In the 10th minute, Loco Durazno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. With a little luck, spikarna's Lars Norberg got control of the ball when Loco Durazno tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Konrad Lewicki fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored spikarna's protests and gave Konrad Lewicki a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to spikarna getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Konrad Lewicki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Durazno in the 16th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Niklas Söderberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olof Hamnberg in the 21st minute of play. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olof Hamnberg in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute, Loco Durazno made a precise shot to the right of Lars Norberg. spikarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 30th minute, Birger Bergström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Söderberg in the 36th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Loco Durazno in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lars Norberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Loco Durazno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lars Norberg having to make a save. In the 42nd minute Loco Durazno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Norberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaj Hård got free with Anders Lundqvist in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Nordkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Loco Durazno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Norberg was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. When Loco Durazno came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Golden Lions FC 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 Loco Durazno couldn't finish the play. After 58 minutes, Birger Bergström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the spikarna and the Golden Lions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, spikarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Bergström to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Durazno in the 62nd minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Norberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loco Durazno in the 67th minute of the match. In the 72ndth minute of the game Loco Durazno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but spikarna's Lars Norberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, spikarna's Christoffer Hansson got a free kick in the 74th minute. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Burç Tokhan replaced Loco Durazno. Golden Lions FC's Cosme Larpe was substituted for Mats Nyström. In the 76th minute, Christoffer Hansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Golden Lions FC's Joakim Haegg couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for spikarna. After 84 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lars Norberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Burç Tokhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lars Norberg having to interfere. Lars Norberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Burç Tokhan's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, spikarna's goal looked a bit too open when Burç Tokhan came free, but Lars Norberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Burç Tokhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Norberg was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by spikarna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joakim Haegg was slow to take the kick. During this time Golden Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. Golden Lions FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of spikarna for a fine match.