Friendly League

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Richard Fredriksson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Toni Schumacher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Snell, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Snell in the 6th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Arvid Gallin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Richard Fredriksson might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zafer Hürsel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Richard Fredriksson ran back to his position shaking his head. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Emander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tord Hökkvist got a throw-in 11 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Richard Fredriksson. After 12 minutes of play, FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zafer Hürsel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, Richard Fredriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zafer Hürsel. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Richard Fredriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Emander in the 22nd minute of play. Toni Schumacher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Emander in the 24th minute of the match. Toni Schumacher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. FC Bullen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Håkan Kjellman scored to the left of an out of position Toni Schumacher, making the score, 1-2. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Snell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute of the match FC Bullen got a corner. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kurt Pååk ran over to the corner to take the kick. Håkan Kjellman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Toni Schumacher made a huge save. Richard Fredriksson took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zafer Hürsel. Zafer Hürsel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Roland Topp kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Håkan Kjellman to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Emander in the 58th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Richard Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roland Topp hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Zafer Hürsel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amador Merexildo in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Arvid Gallin got a free kick in the 72nd minute. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Gabriel Söderström was substituted for Jörgen Ekeroth. FC Bullen made a substitution. Edvard Sandström replaced Gustav Helander. FC Bullen made a substitution. Andy Beckman replaced Gustavo Lopes. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Håkan Kjellman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toni Schumacher was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Kjellman in the 78th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toni Schumacher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Snell in the 81st minute of the match. FC Bullen's Toni Schumacher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Snell in the 88th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Philip Drake managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bullen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Philip Drake was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Valentin Ivarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Drake in the 91st minute of play. Philip Drake received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zafer Hürsel came out and tried to block the shot, but Philip Drake slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 92nd minute. Chants of FC Bullen echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as FC Zenit Saint Petersburg had held the ball for most of the match.