Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Loco Durazno started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Igor Dzierwa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6thth minute of the game Wu Qi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wu Qi scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anders Lundqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 20th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rutger Vallander made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Golden Lions FC's Arne Tönnberg. Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Samurai's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcelo Steven took the corner. The corner led to Golden Lions FC's Joakim Haegg getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Arne Tönnberg in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai's Wolffram Lobo. 29 minutes into the match, Wu Qi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist. Anders Lundqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anders Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alto Wing, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the Golden Lions FC defense, Wu Qi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anders Lundqvist. The Golden Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anders Lundqvist should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Golden Lions FC's Arne Tönnberg got a free kick in the 41st minute. After the first half Samurai were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wu Qi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Golden Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Tönnberg to maneuver through the defense. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 54th minute of play. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Bivall in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wolffram Lobo to maneuver through the defense. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. In the 67th minute, Wolffram Lobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute Bebben Johansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Di Cola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vince Di Cola 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 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Samurai's zone, Loco Durazno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vince Di Cola came out of the goal and Loco Durazno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan was substituted for Loco Durazno. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Cosme Larpe replaced Marcelo Steven. 81 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Bivall came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Samurai's Allan Bivall in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute, Burç Tokhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vince Di Cola was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After 87 played minutes Golden Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Joakim Haegg. Samurai's Vince Di Cola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burç Tokhan in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Burç Tokhan made a precise shot to the right of Vince Di Cola. Samurai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Samurai walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.