Friendly League

Stadio Taormina
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cyryl Giertych made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ludwig Vollander in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Telmo Tande prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kjell-Arne Grönberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyryl Giertych in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Ludwig Vollander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Tande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes Sokole oko's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gilbert Anundsson who took care of the corner kick. Taormina FC's Gilbert Anundsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Telmo Tande in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Kjell-Arne Grönberg came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Sokole oko's Wladyslaw Kluczyk. But to his dismay, Wladyslaw Kluczyk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Kjell-Arne Grönberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Lipinski in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Taormina FC's Ludwig Vollander dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Taormina FC's Kjell-Arne Grönberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Sanduru in the 22nd minute of play. Kjell-Arne Grönberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cyryl Giertych's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Taormina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wladyslaw Kluczyk came free, but Kjell-Arne Grönberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Sokole oko's Sebastian Kluska sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kjell-Arne Grönberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 32 minutes into the game, Sokole oko's Romeo Sanduru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kjell-Arne Grönberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Vennerström in the 36th minute of play forced Sokole oko's goalkeeper Telmo Tande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludwig Vollander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Tande having to interfere. After 40 played minutes Taormina FC got a freekick which was hit by Dag Åkesson. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksander Dziura, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Dag Åkesson fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taormina FC's protests and gave Dag Åkesson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Taormina FC's Dag Åkesson got a free kick in the 46th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Sokole oko's Wladyslaw Kluczyk tried to score from far away in the 47th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The Taormina FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sokole oko were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ludwig Vollander stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyryl Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Telmo Tande came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Taormina FC's Ulf Viberg. But to his dismay, Ulf Viberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cyryl Giertych in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kjell-Arne Grönberg saved Taormina FC from getting behind. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladyslaw Kluczyk in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Wladyslaw Kluczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell-Arne Grönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Taormina FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastian Kluska was slow to take the kick. During this time Sokole oko's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Sebastian Kluska got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kjell-Arne Grönberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Kjell-Arne Grönberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyryl Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kjell-Arne Grönberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyryl Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 81st minute Cyryl Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell-Arne Grönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cyryl Giertych received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kjell-Arne Grönberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Cyryl Giertych slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 82nd minute. Sokole oko's Telmo Tande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludwig Vollander in the 86th minute of play. Taormina FC's Kjell-Arne Grönberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Taormina FC from getting a goal against them. Kjell-Arne Grönberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Grocholski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Taormina FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sokole oko were clearly better and deserved to take the win.