Friendly League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Gustavo Madureira kicked off to start the match. When Vladimiro Elizardo came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Athletic Club Larrondo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vladimiro Elizardo couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute of the match, Mark Forsberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Moisés Frick saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Athletic Club Larrondo booed when AIF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Forsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute of the match, Jerry Kullgren got a very nice opportunity to score, but Moisés Frick was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Gustavo Madureira in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olov Linquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute of the match Athletic Club Larrondo got a corner. AIF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Gustavo Madureira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Athletic Club Larrondo's Luís Gustavo Madureira to fire away a dangerous shot which Olov Linquist despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jamil Habibi in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olov Linquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, AIF's Jerry Kullgren got a free kick in the 20th minute. With his leg Moisés Frick managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when AIF's Jerry Kullgren fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Moisés Frick made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jerry Kullgren in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jamil Habibi in the 28th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Gustavo Madureira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sune Bålström got free with Moisés Frick in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Luís Gustavo Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olov Linquist was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Gustavo Madureira in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olov Linquist saved AIF from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jamil Habibi in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olov Linquist saved AIF from getting behind. Luís Gustavo Madureira walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mark Forsberg was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AIF's goalkeeper Olov Linquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sune Bålström in the 56th minute of play forced Athletic Club Larrondo's goalkeeper Moisés Frick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Gustavo Madureira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Olov Linquist when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jerry Lewis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olov Linquist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Gustavo Madureira went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 70 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Athletic Club Larrondo's Luís Gustavo Madureira fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Luís Gustavo Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olov Linquist was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 73 minutes into the game, Vladimiro Elizardo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Olov Linquist. Vladimiro Elizardo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jamil Habibi in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olov Linquist saved AIF from getting behind. A nice corner shot did that Jerry Lewis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Olov Linquist quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 83rd minute Sune Bålström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moisés Frick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in AIF's zone, Jerry Lewis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olov Linquist came out of the goal and Jerry Lewis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moisés Frick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Forsberg in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Athletic Club Larrondo getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Madureira hit a great ball. Jamil Habibi's late challenge caught a AIF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jamil Habibi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th match minute, Athletic Club Larrondo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamil Habibi to maneuver through the defense. Andoni Grove's late challenge caught a AIF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andoni Grove helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AIF booed when Athletic Club Larrondo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andoni Grove didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Athletic Club Larrondo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.