Friendly League

Skarpan
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Linköpings AIK's Arvid Carlsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arvid Carlsson got free with Dario Wilhelm in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Linköpings AIK were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Cascade Park West's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Willy Witarya took the corner. The corner led Linköpings AIK's Willy Witarya to fire away a dangerous shot which Dario Wilhelm despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dario Wilhelm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvid Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tavo Tomat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute, Claude Joyner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Linköpings AIK's Dario Wilhelm threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arvid Carlsson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 23rd match minute, Linköpings AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Svensson to maneuver through the defense. After 24 played minutes, Cascade Park West's Amir Lee shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cascade Park West reached it. In the 25th minute of the match Cascade Park West got a corner. Linköpings AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amir Lee ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jamar Orlinsky almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson did a great save. Dario Wilhelm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvid Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cascade Park West's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Willy Witarya was slow to take the kick. During this time Linköpings AIK's players had a chance to rest. 30 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Dario Wilhelm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cascade Park West getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Piotr Brzakala hit a great ball. Willy Witarya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Dario Wilhelm made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Lee in the 37th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Lee in the 37th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Cascade Park West's Waldo Renteria fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Dario Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 42nd minute of play. Dario Wilhelm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julien Staffelbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willy Witarya might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dario Wilhelm. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willy Witarya ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 47 minutes, Amir Lee managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cascade Park West's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amir Lee was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amir Lee stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Waldo Renteria came free, but Jimmy Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dario Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 54th minute of the match. Linköpings AIK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Willy Witarya in the 56th minute. The corner ended in Willy Witarya almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm did a great save. Dario Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Arvid Carlsson made a precise shot to the right of Dario Wilhelm. Cascade Park West's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Dario Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 72nd minute of the match. Dario Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 73rd minute of the match. Dario Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Nilsson in the 79th minute of play. Julien Staffelbach recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Linköpings AIK made a substitution. Marbjörn Garpsson replaced Stefan Blomqvist. Cascade Park West made a substitution. Isidro Singleton replaced Claude Joyner. Linköpings AIK's Joakim Mikaelsson was substituted for Willy Witarya. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albin Nilsson in the 87th minute of play. After 89 played minutes Linköpings AIK got a freekick which was hit by Julien Staffelbach. Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Linköpings AIK from getting a goal against them. In the 91st minute Cascade Park West were awarded a corner. Barlas Aydın went to the cornerflag to take it. Cascade Park West's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Barlas Aydın in the 93rd minute. The corner led Cascade Park West's Barlas Aydın to fire away a dangerous shot which Jimmy Olsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Linköpings AIK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.