Friendly League

City Network Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Malmgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Areco FC booed when Hallands Riviera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valter Berglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 3 played minutes Areco FC got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Sendoa. Ivan Malmgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Malmgren got free with Gabriel Urtats in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Agustin Abaunza might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Svanberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Agustin Abaunza ran back to his position shaking his head. Ivan Malmgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Urtats read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Areco FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Venancio Sendoa hit a great ball. In the 20th match minute, Areco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Sendoa to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Urtats made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Ivan Malmgren sent off a good shot on target. 21 minutes into the game, Ivan Malmgren recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gabriel Urtats. Ivan Malmgren showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Ivan Malmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Gabriel Urtats made a huge save. After 25 minutes Areco FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adnan Kultigin who took care of the corner kick. Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Martxot in the 27th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Valter Berglund managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hallands Riviera's supporters rose to their feet, but Valter Berglund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Urtats breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Ivan Malmgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hallands Riviera's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Malmgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Urtats breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ivan Malmgren took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Urtats. Gabriel Urtats dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 38th minute, Tor Kämpe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Urtats was a little too slow when Ivan Malmgren got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 3-0. Gabriel Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Malmgren in the 45th minute of play.

Hallands Riviera's George Alkvist was substituted for Kong Feng. Gabriel Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qi Yao Ping in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Areco FC defense, Kent Browall kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Urtats. The Areco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Urtats should have stopped the shot. When George Alkvist came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Hallands Riviera fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that George Alkvist couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Areco FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Urtats, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gabriel Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kent Browall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Abaunza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Svanberg having to interfere. Gabriel Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Malmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Gabriel Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Malmgren in the 75th minute of the match. Kent Browall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Browall in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute Qi Yao Ping shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Svanberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustacio Martxot in the 82nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kent Browall in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Urtats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86th minute, Kent Browall made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Urtats. Areco FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Gabriel Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Alkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Alkvist in the 93rd minute of play forced Areco FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Svanberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustacio Martxot in the 95th minute. Alex Svanberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eustacio Martxot's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Gabriel Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Alkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hallands Riviera's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.