Friendly League

C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rickard Lundgren made the kick off which started today's match. Brent Cowan kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Roger Västerstrand was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Rickard Lundgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bret Caudill having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Roger Västerstrand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kingpins fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Chris Lindstrøm fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kingpins's protests and gave Chris Lindstrøm a yellow card for diving instead. Chris Lindstrøm kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Bret Caudill came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren. But to his dismay, Rickard Lundgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 18th minute of play. Bret Caudill stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Lundgren's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Guo Ke Peng struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Bret Caudill didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingpins. 27 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goalkeeper Brendan Leblanc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Baez. Bret Caudill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Västerstrand in the 28th minute of the match. S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 29th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Rickard Lundgren put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Bret Caudill. The audience was convinced that Rickard Lundgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bret Caudill was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 37th minute of the match Kingpins got a corner. S.D. Bajen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guo Ke Peng ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kingpins's Roger Sandström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bret Caudill in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 38th match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charlie Bravo to maneuver through the defense. In the 39thth minute of the game Rickard Lundgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rickard Lundgren in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bret Caudill prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bret Caudill stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Lundgren's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Rickard Lundgren took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bret Caudill. Bret Caudill dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After the first half Kingpins were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Charlie Bravo to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Rickard Lundgren made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th minute Brent Cowan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brendan Leblanc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Baez, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Rickard Lundgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kingpins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rickard Lundgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, Jorge Baez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jorge Baez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 62 in the game by Rickard Lundgren from a close distance when the talented Bret Caudill managed to make a qualified save. S.D. Bajen's players were relieved. Bret Caudill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Bret Caudill made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 67th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Lundgren in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bret Caudill saved S.D. Bajen from getting behind. Bret Caudill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rickard Lundgrens short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Bret Caudill to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 75th play minute Rickard Lundgren came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bret Caudill. 0-6. S.D. Bajen's Abraham Boyer was substituted for Adrian Murillo. S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 81st minute of play. Bret Caudill made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Lindstrøm in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute, Rickard Lundgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. S.D. Bajen's Darius Seals was substituted for Jorge Baez. In the 89th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickard Lundgren to maneuver through the defense. Bret Caudill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Rickard Lundgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bret Caudill was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. In the 93rd match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Kingpins's Bret Caudill threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guo Ke Peng, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nils-Emil Ahlstedt kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kingpins walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.