Friendly League

Ju-Ju Aréna
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gao Peng Ran started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Gao Peng Ran sped through FC Jamala's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Shi Bang Xiang. 6 minutes into the game, Jakša Lalović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Jamala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Northland Vikings the free kick. A collision led to FC Jamala getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jakša Lalović hit a great ball. Gao Peng Ran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Shi Bang Xiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Peng Ran in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gao Peng Ran in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shi Bang Xiang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shi Bang Xiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Peng Ran in the 16th minute of the match. Shi Bang Xiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gao Peng Ran in the 19th minute of play. Loco Martin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Benne Benneborg made a huge save. Benne Benneborg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renátó Csernyi in the 26th minute. If Gao Peng Ran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute, Renátó Csernyi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Jamala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 46 minutes into the match, Gao Peng Ran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shi Bang Xiang. FC Jamala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gao Peng Ran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Loco Martin made a kick off. Northland Vikings's Gao Peng Ran got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Jamala's goalkeeper Shi Bang Xiang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Northland Vikings getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Andreas Falk hit a great ball. When Gao Peng Ran came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Northland Vikings 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 Gao Peng Ran couldn't finish the play. If Gao Peng Ran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC Jamala's Shi Bang Xiang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save FC Jamala from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Northland Vikings's Jonatan Gerdberg got a free kick in the 68th minute. Northland Vikings's Ture Lundgren was substituted for Andreas Falk. After 69 played minutes Northland Vikings got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Gerdberg. FC Jamala's Henning Eriksson couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Northland Vikings. Shi Bang Xiang made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ture Waller sent off a good shot on target. Ture Waller received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Shi Bang Xiang came out and tried to block the shot, but Ture Waller slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 77th minute. Jakša Lalović made in the 81st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Renátó Csernyi. In the 85th minute, Northland Vikings's Ture Waller dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Shi Bang Xiang made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Ture Waller sent off a good shot on target. FC Jamala's Shi Bang Xiang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC Jamala from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Northland Vikings walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.