Friendly League

Mineirão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ove Hökkvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gualter Meirelles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Bo Sillén made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Bäck in the 9th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's 余永川 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bo Sillén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Ove Hökkvist got a free kick in the 16th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Ove Hökkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arthur Bufi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Cristi Saron was substituted for Olavo Quadros. In the 25th minute of the match Lite Finare Lite Bättre got a corner. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emil Bergren ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jan-Ove Carlsson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Cristi Saron took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bo Sillén. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gwidon Cwojdaks short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Bo Sillén to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Bo Sillén was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 余永川 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 34 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when 余永川 got free with Bo Sillén in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Lite Finare Lite Bättre's zone, Hélder Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bo Sillén came out of the goal and Hélder Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gwidon Cwojdak to make the kick off. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalkeeper Bo Sillén, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube booed when Lite Finare Lite Bättre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rutger Lundin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lite Finare Lite Bättre's goalkeeper Bo Sillén, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, 余永川 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Bo Sillén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Bo Sillén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Cwojdak in the 65th minute of play. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Bo Sillén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 余永川 in the 67th minute of play. 余永川 hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Bo Sillén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 72nd minute of the match. After 78 minutes of play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Gwidon Cwojdak made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bo Sillén was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 83rdth minute of the game Ove Hökkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Bäck in the 84th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Cristi Saron notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Bo Sillén. Bo Sillén was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 91 minutes, Cristi Saron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristi Saron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fully deserved thier win.