Friendly League

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celedonio Dominguez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Holger Vester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babe Baadegaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Babe Baadegaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Holger Vester made a huge save. Holger Vester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babe Baadegaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Jan Abrahamsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francesco Totti's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. When Hammarby IF's Celedonio Dominguez in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PP Plessydask's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute of the match Hammarby IF got a corner. PP Plessydask's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francesco Totti ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Hammarby IF's Francesco Totti to fire away a dangerous shot which Jan Abrahamsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 15th minute, Isaltino Paes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute of the match Babe Baadegaard sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Holger Vester skillfully saved the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Hammarby IF's Francesco Totti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan Abrahamsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jan Abrahamsson came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Hammarby IF's Francesco Totti. But to his dismay, Francesco Totti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a little luck, Hammarby IF's Holger Vester got control of the ball when Babe Baadegaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute, Walery Absolwent got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 29th match minute, Hammarby IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Controller Serapio to maneuver through the defense. After 30 minutes of play, PP Plessydask's Hjalmar Haegg made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Holger Vester was left in no man's land by his defense there! 35 minutes into the match, Francesco Totti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Abrahamsson. PP Plessydask's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francesco Totti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Babe Baadegaard got free with Holger Vester in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celedonio Dominguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Jan Abrahamsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan Abrahamsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gösta Söderberg in the 44th minute of play. Holger Vester made an important save on a dangerous shot by Babe Baadegaard in the 46th minute. Holger Vester made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Babe Baadegaard sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hjalmar Haegg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Babe Baadegaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holger Vester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hammarby IF's Holger Vester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babe Baadegaard in the 55th minute of play. Jan Abrahamsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gösta Söderberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 56 minute of play. Jan Abrahamsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gösta Söderberg in the 62nd minute of the match. Hjalmar Haegg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PP Plessydask made a substitution. Palle Pottenstein replaced Hjalmar Haegg. Holger Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walery Absolwent in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palle Pottenstein in the 75th minute of play forced Hammarby IF's goalkeeper Holger Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hammarby IF made a substitution. Jonas Hök replaced Francesco Totti. After 83 minutes Hammarby IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Babe Baadegaard who took care of the corner kick. At last the ball reached Walery Absolwent at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Hammarby IF. 2-3. Holger Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Palle Pottenstein in the 87th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Hammarby IF got a freekick which was hit by Controller Serapio. In the 92ndth minute of the game Palle Pottenstein who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hammarby IF's Holger Vester was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Holger Vester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babe Baadegaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hammarby IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.