Friendly League

FC FiratRom
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Modesto Socorro kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Lundgren came free, but Ejder Baba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Modesto Socorro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when Modesto Socorro came free, but Brendan Leblanc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Stiff Rambo threw the ball into play from the sideline. FCFiratRom's Andy Shimko quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ejder Baba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Sandström in the 13th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Rickard Lundgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejder Baba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rickard Lundgren in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ejder Baba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Svartengren came free, but Brendan Leblanc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Emil Ahlstedt made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Rickard Lundgren. Rickard Lundgren scored 0-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ejder Baba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of FCFiratRom booed when Kingpins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Lindstrøm didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modesto Socorro in the 35th minute of play. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's goal looked a bit too open when Guo Ke Peng came free, but Ejder Baba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Arrigo Tonon got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Qu Bin Feng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ejder Baba 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 48th minute. After the first half Kingpins were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

FCFiratRom made a substitution. Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek replaced Modesto Socorro. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bo Kruuse to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Bo Kruuse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ejder Baba was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save FCFiratRom from getting a goal against them. After 61 played minutes FCFiratRom got a freekick which was hit by Andy Shimko. Kingpins's Stiff Rambo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FCFiratRom. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kingpins's goalkeeper Brendan Leblanc, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kingpins's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time FCFiratRom's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 76 minutes, Roger Sandström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kingpins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Sandström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bo Kruuse's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ejder Baba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Bo Kruuse's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ejder Baba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After a rather tough play, FCFiratRom's Jan-Olof Svartengren got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek in the 87th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Brendan Leblanc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brendan Leblanc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İbrahim Trabzonlu in the 95th minute of the match. Jan-Olof Svartengren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The FCFiratRom supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kingpins's performance. The match ended with a win for Kingpins.