Friendly League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claes Linquist made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sivert Alfors in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henning Uggla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mellansels stationsgäng's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ted Pilgren in the 4th minute. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when Mellansels stationsgäng was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joachim Telin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henning Uggla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Olof Pihl in the 9th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Fredric Colin threw the ball into play from the sideline. Arsenal FC's Per-Oskar Strömberg quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 17 minutes, Claes Linquist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claes Linquist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henning Uggla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Olof Pihl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Flink charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mark Flink the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Flink to maneuver through the defense. When Per-Olof Pihl came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Mellansels stationsgäng 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 Per-Olof Pihl couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Per-Olof Pihl ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henning Uggla was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 37th minute, Sune Beckström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mellansels stationsgäng fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Henning Uggla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Olof Pihl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sune Beckström in the 44th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Henning Uggla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sivert Alfors in the 46th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Henning Uggla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ola Bergström charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ola Bergström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ola Bergström hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sivert Alfors was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Sivert Alfors's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henning Uggla was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After having played for 54 minutes, Sune Beckström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mellansels stationsgäng's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sune Beckström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Claes Linquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henning Uggla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sivert Alfors in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Per-Oskar Strömberg got a free kick in the 67th minute. Mellansels stationsgäng's Sune Beckström got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Bergström to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Henning Uggla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sune Beckström. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Sune Beckström sped through Arsenal FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Henning Uggla. Henning Uggla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joachim Telin in the 78th minute. Henning Uggla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sune Beckström went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Arsenal FC's Sebastian Finman was substituted for Claes Linquist. Sune Beckström struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Henning Uggla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mellansels stationsgäng. Fredric Colin made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Arsenal FC's Per-Oskar Strömberg. If Östen Lundin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Henning Uggla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sune Beckström. The Arsenal FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mellansels stationsgäng were clearly better and deserved to take the win.