Friendly League

Toho Tokio Stadion
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. Rafael Zaldua started the match with the kick off. Tobias Glöden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, G A I S's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Liang came free, but Staffan Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Glöden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Bern in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléber Marinho in the 17th minute of play forced FC Toho's goalkeeper Tobias Glöden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. G A I S's Staffan Eckegren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save G A I S from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, G A I S's Norman Mabalane got a free kick in the 20th minute. The long shot by Kristof Dülberg in the 21st minute really tested Staffan Eckegren's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to G A I S getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Cléber Marinho hit a great ball. Staffan Eckegren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Feng Lin Jie's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Feng Lin Jie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Staffan Eckegren was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Tobias Glöden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norman Mabalane, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Norman Mabalane in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobias Glöden saved FC Toho from getting behind. FC Toho's Bülent Kaupa was substituted for Qi Sang Xiang. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xu Liang to strike the kick off in the second half. FC Toho's Kristof Dülberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by John Jernberg in the 54 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feng Lin Jie in the 58th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Liang in the 59th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Toho booed when G A I S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Zaldua didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Glöden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Glöden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber Marinho in the 70th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Toho booed when G A I S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baba Baba didn't get a good kick on the ball. G A I S made a substitution. Zavior Moiselo replaced Herman Biörkman. The supporters of FC Toho booed when G A I S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baba Baba didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute Kristof Dülberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Toho's Kristof Dülberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by John Jernberg in the 87 minute of the game. After some careless play in the FC Toho defense, Norman Mabalane kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Glöden. The FC Toho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Glöden should have stopped the shot. G A I S's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.