Friendly League

Kings castle
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John Bratt got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Elefanterna's goalkeeper Ove Orm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Wennerberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egil Eagle in the 7th minute of play forced Kattvik kings's goalkeeper Alvar Arvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ove Orm was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and John Bratt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. John Bratt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 13th minute, Hjalmar Hjort ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvar Arvidsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Rickard Hjälm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvar Arvidsson having to interfere. John Bratts short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Ove Orm to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alvar Arvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hjalmar Hjort in the 25th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Egil Eagle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elefanterna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kattvik kings the free kick. After 29 played minutes Elefanterna got a freekick which was hit by Egil Eagle. 32 minutes into the match, Kattvik kings's goal looked a bit too open when Hjalmar Hjort came free, but Alvar Arvidsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvar Arvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olov Åkesson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ove Orm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şenel Zeval in the 38th minute of the match. John Bratt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ove Orm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Hjalmar Hjort made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes Kattvik kings's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rickard Hjälm who took care of the corner kick. 54 minutes into the match, Kattvik kings's goalkeeper Alvar Arvidsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olov Åkesson. With a little luck, Kattvik kings's Alvar Arvidsson got control of the ball when Egil Eagle tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59thth minute of the game Egil Eagle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kattvik kings's Alvar Arvidsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If John Bratt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jürgen Trittin in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ove Orm saved Elefanterna from getting behind. After 70 played minutes Elefanterna got a freekick which was hit by Olov Åkesson. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Bratt in the 71st minute of play forced Elefanterna's goalkeeper Ove Orm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jürgen Trittin in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ove Orm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves Olov Åkesson could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Alvar Arvidsson however easily saved by the left post. If Olov Åkesson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Şenel Zeval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 91 played minutes Kattvik kings got a freekick which was hit by Reine Kinnman. Kattvik kings's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.