Friendly League

Esparta Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aurelio Plaza got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Målilla's Dennis Ekenberg got a free kick in the 6th minute. Joachim Wallin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ramiro Samaniego. Jimmy Jado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Arne Wallin went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurelio Plaza got free with Joachim Wallin in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurelio Plaza did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Joachim Wallin 20 minutes into the match. In the 27thth minute of the game Krister Hellkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trescientos's Jimmy Jado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th minute, Krister Hellkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jimmy Jado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 36th minute, Kent Sandell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Trescientos fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Trescientos's Aurelio Plaza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Krister Hellkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Krister Hellkvist made a kick off. Jimmy Jado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krister Hellkvist in the 56th minute. Aurelio Plaza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Trescientos's goal looked a bit too open when Torsten Bergman came free, but Jimmy Jado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Målilla fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Trescientos a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alexandro Valencina, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Målilla's Joachim Wallin. 3-2. Aurelio Plaza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joachim Wallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Plaza in the 71st minute of the match. Krister Hellkvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Jimmy Jado skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 75 minutes into the match, Målilla's Krister Hellkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Jado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Målilla's zone, Aurelio Plaza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joachim Wallin came out of the goal and Aurelio Plaza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 81 played minutes Målilla got a freekick which was hit by Torsten Bergman. After 82 minutes of play, Trescientos's Aurelio Plaza made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joachim Wallin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Krister Hellkvist got free with Jimmy Jado in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot by Sven-Arne Wallin from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Jimmy Jado's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Målilla players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Trescientos.