Friendly League

Auktsjaur Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shi Zhen Liang kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Raymond Halseth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Helge Molander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Halseth having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Morten Ekeland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Helge Molander in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raymond Halseth saved POPODARA F.C from getting behind. POPODARA F.C's Raymond Halseth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save POPODARA F.C from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, POPODARA F.C's Raymond Halseth got control of the ball when Helge Molander tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Federico Mauro came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the POPODARA F.C 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 Federico Mauro couldn't finish the play. Raymond Halseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Helge Molander's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. With his leg Raymond Halseth managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Auktsjaur IF's Helge Molander fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 26 minutes into the match, POPODARA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Helge Molander came free, but Raymond Halseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Raymond Halseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Helge Molander. Auktsjaur IF's Julian Borcz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Diallo in the 30th minute of play. After 34 minutes of play, Auktsjaur IF's Helge Molander made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raymond Halseth was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th match minute, POPODARA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavi Hernandez to maneuver through the defense. Raymond Halseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shi Zhen Liang's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. In the 46th minute Runar Melum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Borcz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Borcz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Runar Melum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Federico Mauro was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Helge Molander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raymond Halseth. POPODARA F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Helge Molander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After 57 played minutes Auktsjaur IF got a freekick which was hit by Shi Zhen Liang. Roy Herland hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Raymond Halseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helge Molander in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Morten Ekeland got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Helge Molander got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Raymond Halseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helge Molander in the 67th minute of play. Raymond Halseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Helge Molander in the 73rd minute of the match. Raymond Halseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Helge Molander in the 75th minute of the match. Helge Molander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Raymond Halseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helge Molander, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Raymond Halseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Helge Molander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Auktsjaur IF getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. João Rüdiger hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Shi Zhen Liang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Auktsjaur IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Many of POPODARA F.C's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. POPODARA F.C may have spent more time on the ball, but Auktsjaur IF were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.