Friendly League

Skarpan
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcel da Rocha started the match with the kick off. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 3rd minute of the match. 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 3rd minute. With a little luck, Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot got control of the ball when Julien Staffelbach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arvid Carlsson in the 5th minute of play. 9 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. Red Devils's Radoslaw Solibieda managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nils Svensson in the 10 minute of the game. 11 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, 0-1. Braulio Gartxot was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arvid Carlsson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 15 minute of play. With a little luck, Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot got control of the ball when Joakim Mikaelsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Braulio Gartxot made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Julien Staffelbach sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute of the match, Albin Nilsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Braulio Gartxot saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 33 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. Arvid Carlsson 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. 36 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. Braulio Gartxot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 38th minute. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 45 minutes, Nils Svensson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Linköpings AIK and the Red Devils players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nils Svensson hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arvid Carlsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 52nd 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 54th minute, Sotos Zervoulakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Linköpings AIK defense, Marcel da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jimmy Olsson. The Linköpings AIK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jimmy Olsson should have stopped the shot. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Nilsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Braulio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 70th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 72nd minute of the match. Jimmy Olsson came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Red Devils's Simone Spano. But to his dismay, Simone Spano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Red Devils made a substitution. Kazimierz Deyna replaced Radoslaw Solibieda. Braulio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 78th minute of play. Marcel da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Jimmy Olsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sotos Zervoulakos during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Linköpings AIK's Greger Lenberg was substituted for Arvid Carlsson. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Sotos Zervoulakos got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes of play, Linköpings AIK's Greger Lenberg made it 2-3 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! Marcel da Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jimmy Olsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel da Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson got control of the ball when Marcel da Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute, Julien Staffelbach made a precise shot to the right of Braulio Gartxot. Red Devils's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Linköpings AIK were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.