Friendly League

Field Mill
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Tod Mosley started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Johnny Jernberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winford Taylor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Malte Sundström came free, but Winford Taylor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Winford Taylor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Malte Sundström. Karl Stjernfelt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Mosley, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Tod Mosley scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl Stjernfelt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 26 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Winford Taylor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Knut Rolfsson. Brice Wang kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Knut Rolfsson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod Mosley in the 31st minute of play forced Mansfield Town FC's goalkeeper Karl Stjernfelt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute of the match, Johnny Jernberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Winford Taylor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Bertil Palm fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mansfield Town FC's protests and gave Bertil Palm a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertil Palm to maneuver through the defense. Karl Stjernfelt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tod Mosley went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Malte Sundström made the kick off in the second half. Mansfield Town FC's Karl Stjernfelt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Mansfield Town FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Mansfield Town FC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaba Sø didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Malte Sundström fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mansfield Town FC's protests and gave Malte Sundström a yellow card for diving instead. Malte Sundström kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. A hard shot by Dwayne Clement from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Karl Stjernfelt's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Tobias Herrington fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Tobias Herrington a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Tobias Herrington hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Tobias Herrington hit a great ball. With 67 minutes on the clock, Toma Nkut commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 66 minutes into the game, one of New England Minas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. New England Minas:s Winford Taylor showed great skill when he stopped Malte Sundström:s penalty. Winford Taylor came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Mansfield Town FC's Malte Sundström. But to his dismay, Malte Sundström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Hans Morrow charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans Morrow the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Hans Morrow. Karl Stjernfelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaba Sø in the 73rd minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Folke Örtlund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mansfield Town FC and the New England Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mansfield Town FC's Folke Örtlund got a free kick in the 74th minute. Karl Stjernfelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Herrington in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 88th minute Knut Rolfsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winford Taylor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaba Sø sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of New England Minas booed when Mansfield Town FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Oskar Axelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Herrington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Karl Stjernfelt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Herrington in the 97th minute of play forced Mansfield Town FC's goalkeeper Karl Stjernfelt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.