Friendly League

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Salqvist kicked off to start the match. Zlatan Backer lost his temper 2 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Zlatan BK's Zlatan Backer got a free kick in the 3rd minute. UÅ Mästerbotten's George Lindberg got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in UÅ Mästerbotten's zone, Zlatan Run stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niklas Ström came out of the goal and Zlatan Run tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Edvin Markusson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zlatan BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Edvin Markusson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niklas Ström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers George Lindberg in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Billy Pihl saved Zlatan BK from getting behind. 18 minutes into the match, Zlatan Run notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of UÅ Mästerbotten's Niklas Ström. Niklas Ström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Billy Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Lagerberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zlatan Run sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th match minute, UÅ Mästerbotten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Skytt to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Zlatan Run cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Niklas Ström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niklas Ström was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Zlatan Run capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zlatan Run really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Niklas Ström was a little too slow when Gunnar Wester got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 4-0. Billy Pihl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Lagerberg in the 47th minute of the match. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when George Lindberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, UÅ Mästerbotten's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Örtlund came free, but Niklas Ström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 54 minutes, Gunnar Wester managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zlatan BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gunnar Wester was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Niklas Ström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Örtlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 60 minutes, Karl-Axel Bammerman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UÅ Mästerbotten and the Zlatan BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Zlatan BK booed when UÅ Mästerbotten was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Axel Bammerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zlatan BK's Jens-Åke Josefsson was substituted for Valentin Salqvist. In the 62nd match minute, UÅ Mästerbotten was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Axel Bammerman to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes Zlatan BK got a freekick which was hit by Arne Mager. Niklas Ström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Wester in the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Gunnar Wester made a precise shot to the right of Niklas Ström. UÅ Mästerbotten's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Douglas Vacker took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niklas Ström. Niklas Ström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. After 77 minutes of play, Zlatan BK's Gunnar Wester made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niklas Ström was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Edvin Markusson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zlatan BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Edvin Markusson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niklas Ström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niklas Ström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Wester, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Arne Mager had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niklas Ström. UÅ Mästerbotten's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Mager was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Zlatan BK's Gunnar Wester got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Lagerberg in the 96th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Billy Pihl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zlatan BK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.