Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maxim Tsigalko made the kick off which started today's match. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 9th minute of play. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Nyström in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Loco Durazno notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Samurai's Vince Di Cola. Vince Di Cola was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Durazno in the 24th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vince Di Cola made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Mats Nyström sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 29th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Timmy Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loco Duraznos short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Vince Di Cola to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Nyström, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute Maxim Tsigalko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Maxim Tsigalko made a precise shot to the right of Anders Lundqvist. Golden Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Vince Di Cola was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Loco Durazno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Loco Durazno really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 47 minutes into the game, Maxim Tsigalko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Anders Lundqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 53 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Joschi Hook made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vince Di Cola was left in no man's land by his defense there! 56 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Durazno came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Georg Termander came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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 Georg Termander couldn't finish the play. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Lions FC from getting a goal against them. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Cosme Larpe replaced Georg Termander. Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan was substituted for Loco Durazno. Anders Lundqvist made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Wu Qi sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Wu Qi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anders Lundqvist. That made the score 3-3 in the 74 minute of play. Vince Di Cola came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Lions FC's Mats Nyström. But to his dismay, Mats Nyström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. A sloppy throw-in by Igor Dzierwa in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai's Alto Wing. Burç Tokhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vince Di Cola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Wu Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Anders Lundqvist made a huge save. Golden Lions FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Samurai for a fine match.