Friendly League

Richter Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when August Lundberg got the match started through his kick off. Didi Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Pinto in the 5th minute of play. Henrik Belkå showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from August Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Henrik Belkå took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from August Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, The Wild Bunch's Björn Vikström got a free kick in the 15th minute. August Lundberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when August Lundberg came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Grasacticos's Didi Novaes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Real Grasacticos from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Lundberg in the 24th minute of play forced The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Nässén's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrik Belkå read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. The The Wild Bunch fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when The Wild Bunch's Jacinto Pinto 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Andy Alfors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Henrik Belkå tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Wild Bunch were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Real Grasacticos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peter Falkrantz took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Peter Falkrantz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Didi Novaes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Didi Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvar Sellberg in the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Real Grasacticos's Arne Sjö got a free kick in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvar Sellberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Pinto in the 53rd minute of play forced Real Grasacticos's goalkeeper Didi Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Grasacticos's Didi Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sture Bergqvist in the 54th minute of play. When Alvar Sellberg came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the The Wild Bunch 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 Alvar Sellberg couldn't finish the play. Henrik Belkå took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from August Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Didi Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Bergqvist in the 63rd minute of play. Didi Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sture Bergqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Pinto in the 66th minute of play forced Real Grasacticos's goalkeeper Didi Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Nässén came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Didi Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvar Sellberg in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Jacinto Pinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Novaes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrik Belkå took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from August Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrik Belkå was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but August Lundberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 78 minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Jacinto Pinto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Didi Novaes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sebastian Nässén hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Didi Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvar Sellberg in the 87th minute of play. August Lundberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Henrik Belkå when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Henrik Belkå was a little too slow when August Lundberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 2-2. In a very dangerous position, a player in Real Grasacticos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! In the 98th minute there was a penalty for The Wild Bunch. Peter Falkrantz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Didi Novaes. 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Grasacticos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Wild Bunch.