Friendly League

Little Village Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andreas Vokurka made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Grêmio Bulls's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mark Stenman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jan-Olof Josefsson struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Henrique Prata didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lillbo BK. Geoff Mullen charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geoff Mullen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Lillbo BK booed when Grêmio Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoff Mullen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dennis Josefsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Lehen in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Jan-Olof Josefsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrique Prata made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Frans Östlund sent off a good shot on target. Dennis Josefsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Shu Gang in the 17th minute of the match. Dennis Josefsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wei Shu Gang, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Olof Josefsson got free with Henrique Prata in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mark Stenman in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrique Prata saved Grêmio Bulls from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Mark Stenman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrique Prata was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Henrique Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Olof Josefsson in the 25th minute of the match. Dennis Josefsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Lehen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wei Shu Gang hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Furtado in the 41st minute of play forced Lillbo BK's goalkeeper Dennis Josefsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio Bulls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Jan-Olof Josefsson scored to the left of an out of position Henrique Prata, making the score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Stenman to make the kick off. If Jan-Olof Josefsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geoff Mullen was shown his second yellow card after 56 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Grêmio Bulls getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Geoff Mullen hit a great ball. In the 60th minute Jan-Olof Josefsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Olof Josefsson in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrique Prata saved Grêmio Bulls from getting behind. When Romulo Lehen fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio Bulls's protests and gave Romulo Lehen a yellow card for diving instead. Romulo Lehen kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Grêmio Bulls's Pedrão Prata was substituted for Romulo Lehen. Grêmio Bulls's Rowen Doherty was substituted for Andreas Vokurka. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Bulls's Romulo Lehen got a free kick in the 68th minute. Pedrão Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Josefsson having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lillbo BK's Andreas Granberg got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Lillbo BK's Dennis Josefsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Lillbo BK from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute, Jan-Olof Josefsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lillbo BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Dennis Josefsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrão Prata in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lillbo BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastião Tróia was slow to take the kick. During this time Grêmio Bulls's players had a chance to rest. In the 87th minute, Caetano da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Lillbo BK's goalkeeper Dennis Josefsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wei Shu Gang. Henrique Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Stenman in the 93rd minute of play. Jan-Olof Josefsson 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. Lillbo BK's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.