Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcel da Rocha in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmy Olsson saved Linköpings AIK from getting behind. If Marcel da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcel da Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Jimmy Olsson made a huge save. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albin Nilsson in the 6th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Olsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel da Rocha came free, but Jimmy Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 16th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julien Staffelbach, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Linköpings AIK's Julien Staffelbach made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Braulio Gartxot was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 23rd minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Marcel da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 30 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel da Rocha. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 31st minute of the match. Marcel da Rocha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jimmy Olsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 39th minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmy Olsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 40th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Albin Nilsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 47th minute of play. After 48 minutes Linköpings AIK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sotos Zervoulakos who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Marcel da Rocha heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 55 minutes Linköpings AIK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sotos Zervoulakos who took care of the corner kick. At last the ball reached Tanek Szel at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Linköpings AIK. 2-1. 59 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Dawid Kalak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 72nd minute of play. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 74th minute of the match. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willy Witarya in the 77th minute of play. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimmy Olsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Linköpings AIK made a substitution. Stefan Blomqvist replaced Marbjörn Garpsson. Jimmy Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Linköpings AIK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.