Friendly League

Temple of Solomon
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. Gustav Hybbert started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Templars FC booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Anselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Templars FC booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Bugajski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Márk Kovács's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens-Ola Lund was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Templars FC were awarded a corner. Staffan Apelqvist went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Staffan Apelqvist got free with Jens-Ola Lund in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Aleksander Anselius fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Skates's protests and gave Aleksander Anselius a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Templars FC booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Anselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Templars FC's Márk Kovács sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Ola Lund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 28th minute Márk Kovács shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Lund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Degas in the 29th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustav Hybbert came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ragnar Biörling came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, one of The Skates:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 41st minute, Márk Kovács ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens-Ola Lund was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 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.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Apelqvist in the 51st minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jack Nicholson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márk Kovács in the 62nd minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Templars FC's Benedict Cumberbatch got a free kick in the 66th minute. Templars FC's Adelino Marques was substituted for Ziya Onur Muzaffer. Benedict Cumberbatch kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match, Gustav Hybbert got a very nice opportunity to score, but André Courtois was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Adelino Marques took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jens-Ola Lund. The Skates's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. André Courtois made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Vilhelm Karlstedt sent off a good shot on target. André Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Kalfhage in the 75th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert Kalfhage. 79 minutes into the match, The Skates's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Sammut came free, but Jens-Ola Lund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Robert Kalfhage hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Hybbert in the 87th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, The Skates's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Sammut came free, but Jens-Ola Lund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Jonathan Sammut had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens-Ola Lund. The Skates's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Sammut was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Skates players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Templars FC.