Friendly League

Stowe IP
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronny Pihlblad kicked off to start the match. Ronny Pihlblad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ari Beck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Real Grasacticos's Per-Oskar Kruse got a free kick in the 11th minute. Stowe City's Cameron Ashley was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 13th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Per-Oskar Kruse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ari Beck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aaron Vallman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Moses Lowe fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stowe City's protests and gave Moses Lowe a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Moses Lowe got a free kick in the 25th minute. Melker Sundström was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 26th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronny Pihlblad in the 35th minute of play forced Stowe City's goalkeeper Ari Beck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Cameron Ashley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stowe City's supporters rose to their feet, but Cameron Ashley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Finman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 43 minutes into the match, Ronny Pihlblad notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Stowe City's Ari Beck. Ari Beck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Stowe City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Real Grasacticos were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cameron Ashley to strike the kick off in the second half. Alex Finman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cameron Ashley in the 53rd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Ronny Pihlblad came free, but Ari Beck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Moses Lowe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Real Grasacticos's Arne Holmgren got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes Real Grasacticos got a freekick which was hit by Arne Holmgren. Timmy Diggs kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Melker Sundström struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Ari Beck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Grasacticos. Axel Kvist charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Axel Kvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th minute, Axel Kvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruce Cornell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Finman having to interfere. Aaron Vallman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ari Beck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Holmgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ari Beck having to interfere. Dante Ham hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute of the match Melker Sundström sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ari Beck skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Bruce Cornell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruce Cornell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henric Hård charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henric Hård the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Henric Hård hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruce Cornell in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Finman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Real Grasacticos players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.