Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Golden Lions FC's Mats Nyström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Willian Cuesta made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Loco Durazno sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Loco Durazno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Loco Durazno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Willian Cuesta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute, Mats Nyström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Garci in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Otsando Fierro 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Loco Durazno got free with Willian Cuesta in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute, Otsando Fierro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anders Lundqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 18 minutes into the match, ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's Roman Garci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anders Lundqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otsando Fierro in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute Mats Nyström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Cuesta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Loco Durazno kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Willian Cuesta. That made the score 1-2 in the 39 minute of play. Willian Cuesta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loco Durazno's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Willian Cuesta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loco Durazno in the 44th minute of play. Joakim Haegg hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Garci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Golden Lions FC's Loco Durazno got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Willian Cuesta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Durazno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Otsando Fierro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Anders Lundqvist made a huge save. Willian Cuesta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loco Durazno, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Willian Cuesta 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 62nd minute. With a little luck, Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist got control of the ball when Recai Nusrettin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mats Nyström 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. Golden Lions FC's Cosme Larpe was substituted for Georg Termander. ARES FC DeusDeFutbol made a substitution. Felipe Muñoz replaced Roman Garci. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Muñoz in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Muñoz in the 73rd minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Muñoz in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute Felipe Muñoz 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. 79 minutes into the match, ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's goal looked a bit too open when Burç Tokhan came free, but Willian Cuesta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Lundqvist made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Otsando Fierro sent off a good shot on target. Anders Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Muñoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burç Tokhan in the 93rd minute of play forced ARES FC DeusDeFutbol's goalkeeper Willian Cuesta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Burç Tokhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Golden Lions FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.