Friendly League

Kotetsi
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filippos Antoniou started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute, Vassilis Bogdanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joachim Hägg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the game, Vassilis Bogdanos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kolopetinitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IFK Göteborg the free kick. Vassilis Bogdanos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Joachim Hägg took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stergios Samartzis. Stergios Samartzis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 29 minutes into the game, Filippos Antoniou lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Florin Dorlea. Stergios Samartzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Petersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Kolopetinitsa's Stergios Samartzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Krylatov in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Joachim Hägg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Samartzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Christodoulos Kolevas. After having played for 41 minutes, Torsten Petersson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IFK Göteborg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Torsten Petersson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. IFK Göteborg's Florin Dorlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippos Antoniou in the 43rd minute of play. Stergios Samartzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torsten Petersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of IFK Göteborg booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christodoulos Kolevas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 52nd match minute, IFK Göteborg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Petersson to maneuver through the defense. Florin Dorlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniil Panagopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torsten Petersson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Stergios Samartzis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 57 minutes, Joachim Hägg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IFK Göteborg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joachim Hägg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Florin Dorlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Antoniou in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match, Joachim Hägg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stergios Samartzis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Daniil Panagopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Joachim Hägg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stergios Samartzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Björn Hult kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Filippos Antoniou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florin Dorlea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florin Dorlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Antoniou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Vitaliy Krylatov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ove Lövkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florin Dorlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filippos Antoniou, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 87 played minutes IFK Göteborg got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Kilman. 89 minutes into the game, Kent Löfkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IFK Göteborg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kolopetinitsa the free kick. In the 89th minute, Kent Löfkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florin Dorlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spyros Papazoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torsten Petersson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stergios Samartzis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. IFK Göteborg's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.