Friendly League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Piţurcă kicked off to start the match. Jonny Almqvist came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Emerald's Victor Piţurcă. But to his dismay, Victor Piţurcă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. A throw-in in the 5th minute of the game was made by Henrik Kuse with Sebastian Christoffersson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 8 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls United's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Piţurcă came free, but Jonny Almqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Emerald's Victor Piţurcă ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonny Almqvist. Jonny Almqvist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Victor Piţurcă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonny Almqvist having to make a save. Jonny Almqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Piţurcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Victor Piţurcă kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonny Almqvist. That made the score 3-0 in the 18 minute of play. Victor Piţurcă received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonny Almqvist came out and tried to block the shot, but Victor Piţurcă slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Emerald getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Gabriel Mălaimare hit a great ball. Jonny Almqvist was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Victor Piţurcă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Victor Piţurcă really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. Victor Piţurcă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonny Almqvist having to make a save. Jonny Almqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Piţurcă, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. A collision led to Hudiksvalls United getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Henrik Kuse hit a great ball. Jaime Carioca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Emerald booed when Hudiksvalls United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Lundhberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Piţurcă might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonny Almqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Piţurcă ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victor Piţurcă in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonny Almqvist saved Hudiksvalls United from getting behind. 48 minutes into the match, Emerald's Ferdinand Condrea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonny Almqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The wind increased when Holger Vinström made the kick off in the second half. When Emerald's Ferdinand Condrea in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hudiksvalls United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 52nd minute, Björn Björklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Emerald's Ferdinand Condrea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonny Almqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Emerald fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Emerald's Victor Piţurcă looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Emerald fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Emerald's Victor Piţurcă looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Victor Piţurcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gabriel Vermeşan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 71 minutes, Victor Piţurcă made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonny Almqvist came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Emerald's Victor Piţurcă. But to his dismay, Victor Piţurcă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. After 78 minutes of play, Emerald's Victor Piţurcă made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonny Almqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the match, Victor Piţurcă notched a goal, 11-0, to the right of Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist. Jonny Almqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victor Piţurcă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Piţurcă in the 84th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Jonny Almqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Piţurcă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonny Almqvist having to make a save. Jonny Almqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Piţurcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Emerald booed when Hudiksvalls United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Kuse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Victor Piţurcă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emerald's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Piţurcă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonny Almqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 93 minutes into the match, Ferdinand Condrea notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist. Jonny Almqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victor Piţurcă might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonny Almqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Piţurcă ran back to his position shaking his head. Emerald walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.