Friendly League

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Sebastian Käller 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 Sebastian Käller was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Wilhelm Galle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Snell in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Sebastian Käller 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. 16 minutes into the game, Sebastian Käller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Zafer Hürsel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kind of Blue's Anastasios Pallini was substituted for Jonny Lagerberg. A collision led to Kind of Blue getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Zhuo Ke Le hit a great ball. Zafer Hürsel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Käller in the 34th minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller made it 0-3 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! Zhuo Ke Le sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Håkan Kjellman hit a great ball. When Sebastian Käller came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Kind of Blue 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 Sebastian Käller couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Käller in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zafer Hürsel saved FC Zenit Saint Petersburg from getting behind. In the 47th minute Sebastian Käller 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Håkan Kjellman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Håkan Kjellman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Galle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zafer Hürsel. Zafer Hürsel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. In the 57th minute Peter Snell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Galle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilhelm Galle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Snell in the 63rd minute of the match. Zafer Hürsel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasios Pallini in the 65th minute. In the 69th minute Peter Snell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Galle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Peter Snell put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Wilhelm Galle. Kind of Blue made a substitution. Östen Högman replaced Zhuo Ke Le. Kind of Blue's Horea Boian was substituted for Anastasios Pallini. 78 minutes into the game, Sebastian Käller lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Zafer Hürsel. After 83 minutes FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joacim Hansson who took care of the corner kick. Sebastian Käller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zafer Hürsel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Kind of Blue were awarded a corner. Joacim Hansson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalie and right to Håkan Mild. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sebastian Käller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zafer Hürsel having to interfere. Sebastian Käller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zafer Hürsel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The FC Zenit Saint Petersburg supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kind of Blue's performance. The match ended with a win for Kind of Blue.