Friendly League

Thunderdome
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Håkan Kjellman kicked off to start the match. Zafer Hürsel made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Leonardo Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute Valentin Ivarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Trancoso got free with Zafer Hürsel in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Jörgen Ekeroth got a free kick in the 10th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hugo Eden kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zafer Hürsel. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Revis, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 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 Abdi Revis in the 24th minute of play. In the 26thth minute of the game Martin Mutumba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zafer Hürsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Mutumba in the 27th minute of play. In the 27th minute Martin Mutumba 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. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jörgen Ekeroth hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Fernan Berart sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zafer Hürsel skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's zone, Hugo Eden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zafer Hürsel came out of the goal and Hugo Eden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Ivarsson in the 36th minute of the match. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zafer Hürsel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 40th minute. Valentin Ivarsson took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcus Ekrot. Marcus Ekrot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Martin Mutumba made the kick off in the second half. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 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 Fernan Berart in the 59th minute of play. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Revis, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Marcus Ekrot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Håkan Kjellman in the 69th minute. With a little luck, Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot got control of the ball when Håkan Kjellman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jörgen Ekeroth charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jörgen Ekeroth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, one of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg:s Zafer Hürsel showed great skill when he stopped Jose Indalecio:s penalty. Jose Indalecio hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Arne Haglund came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdi Revis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zafer Hürsel having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Leonardo Trancoso 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 Leonardo Trancoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.