Friendly League

PW Sportarena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 6 minutes, Jonas Klinsmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PoWer SC 2K5 and the FC NORDLAND players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PoWer SC 2K5 getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jonas Klinsmann hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, PoWer SC 2K5's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Hernaiz came free, but David Rotariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC NORDLAND's Joar Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Todor in the 14th minute of play. David Rotariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Hernaiz in the 24th minute of the match. FC NORDLAND were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after PoWer SC 2K5's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alex Hernaiz took the corner. David Rotariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelillo Di Maria in the 28th minute of play. FC NORDLAND's Joar Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zvonimir Prestin in the 29th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthew Wagner during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC NORDLAND booed when PoWer SC 2K5 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Wagner didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Rotariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelillo Di Maria in the 31st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Patrick Middendorf's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joar Frisck was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. FC NORDLAND's Joar Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zvonimir Prestin in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Angelillo Di Maria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Rotariu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Rotariu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angelillo Di Maria went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Birger Benett came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the FC NORDLAND 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 Birger Benett couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zvonimir Prestin to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 52 minutes into the game, when Odd Ball put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of FC NORDLAND:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PoWer SC 2K5:s goal. Birger Benett who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of David Rotariu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu got control of the ball when Birger Benett tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute Rhys Hughes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Rotariu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Todor came free, but Joar Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC NORDLAND's Rhys Hughes got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. PoWer SC 2K5's Leroy Kluttig was substituted for Zvonimir Prestin. Joar Frisck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Middendorf in the 69th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Patrick Middendorf made a precise shot to the right of Joar Frisck. FC NORDLAND's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. David Rotariu made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Rhys Hughes sent off a good shot on target. FC NORDLAND's Joar Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leroy Kluttig in the 75th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Leroy Kluttig came free, but Joar Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leroy Kluttig took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joar Frisck. Joar Frisck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. FC NORDLAND made a substitution. Ervin Frk replaced Rhys Hughes. Joar Frisck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leroy Kluttig in the 92nd minute of play. Birger Benett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Hernaiz in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Rotariu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. PoWer SC 2K5's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.