Friendly League

Estadio Nacional C V
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Bennvar Post made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Åke Andreasson in the 2nd minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fredric Melander in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Basso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcos Basso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Post, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The audience was convinced that Fredric Melander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Basso was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. With his leg Marcos Basso managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when National Team Cape-Verde's Bennvar Post fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bennvar Post who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Marcos Basso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bennvar Posts short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Marcos Basso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marcos Basso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bennvar Post showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. With an all-out effort, National Team Cape-Verde's Marcos Basso threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fredric Melander, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Lundqvist in the 18th minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Karl-Åke Andreasson hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Fredric Melander came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Marcos Basso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Marcos Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Tevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredric Melander kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Herbert Holmgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in The Shadows's zone, Roland Björklund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Basso came out of the goal and Roland Björklund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niklas Lundqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pål Sefastsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niklas Lundqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Niklas Lundqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pål Sefastsson was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Pål Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredric Melander in the 43rd minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niklas Lundqvist was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute Henrik Örnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Basso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pål Sefastsson made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Bastian Von Axelson sent off a good shot on target. The Shadows's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ni Zhen Ying in the 54th minute. After taking down the ball on The Shadows's corner Li Fei Xu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pål Sefastsson quite easily take care of the ball. The Shadows's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ni Zhen Ying in the 55th minute. Niklas Lundqvists short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Pål Sefastsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 59 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Post came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson got control of the ball when Niklas Lundqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Tevez in the 61st minute of play. The Shadows's Slawomir Cisek was substituted for Li Fei Xu. National Team Cape-Verde made a substitution. Gürol Atasan replaced Carlos Alberto Tevez. National Team Cape-Verde made a substitution. Mariusz Snow replaced Bennvar Post. The Shadows's Ni Yu Feng was substituted for Bo á Bø. The Shadows made a substitution. Torgny Söderström replaced Wen Rong Feng. Niklas Lundqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The supporters of The Shadows booed when National Team Cape-Verde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Stenqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gürol Atasan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Marcos Basso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, National Team Cape-Verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Björklund to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Snow in the 78th minute of play. Bastian Von Axelson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Pål Sefastsson made a huge save. Marcos Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürol Atasan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson got control of the ball when Niklas Lundqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson got control of the ball when Niklas Lundqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 88 played minutes National Team Cape-Verde got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Stenqvist. After 91 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Joacim Nordin. A collision led to National Team Cape-Verde getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Roland Björklund hit a great ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. National Team Cape-Verde were victorious despite being under pressure from The Shadows for much of the match.