Friendly League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfred Sandström started the match with the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Kenneth Frisk put in a rough tackle. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AIF! Jarl Andreasson had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping Hugo Valgma's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Hugo Valgma cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jarl Andreasson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute, Lukasz Bendyk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jarl Andreasson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 15th minute, Ulf Ekström fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 17th minute Alfred Sandström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Rähn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarl Andreasson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Death's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. 28 minutes into the match, Reaalne Madrid CF's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Sandström came free, but Raul Rähn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Reaalne Madrid CF's Jiang Peng Lin in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AIF's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lukasz Bendyk in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jarl Andreasson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Jiang Peng Lin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reaalne Madrid CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Jiang Peng Lin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jarl Andreasson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jarl Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aigar Pentus in the 39th minute of the match. Ulf Ekström's late challenge caught a Reaalne Madrid CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulf Ekström helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ulf Ekström hit a great ball. Jarl Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Bendyk in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Reaalne Madrid CF were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Angel Death made the kick off in the second half. Emanuel Månsson took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raul Rähn. Raul Rähn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Jarl Andreasson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jiang Peng Lin in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, AIF's goalkeeper Jarl Andreasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aigar Pentus. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Death in the 65th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Jarl Andreasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarl Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Death, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 69 minutes, Alfred Sandström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AIF and the Reaalne Madrid CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Alfred Sandström hit a great ball. Jarl Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Death in the 70th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aigar Pentus got free with Jarl Andreasson in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jarl Andreasson made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Jiang Peng Lin sent off a good shot on target. Udo Annama hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Ulf Ekström, 77 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. AIF's Jarl Andreasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukasz Bendyk in the 80th minute of play. Jarl Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Death in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Reaalne Madrid CF defense, Emanuel Månsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Rähn. The Reaalne Madrid CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Rähn should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Jiang Peng Lin could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Jarl Andreasson however easily saved by the left post. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.