Friendly League

Nereta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mareks Blumbergs started the match with the kick off. John Kellbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Izidors Boldāns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When FC Nereta's Mareks Blumbergs in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LeicestersKickers's goalie prevented a goal. Sebastian Engman hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. LeicestersKickers's Janne Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mareks Blumbergs in the 13th minute of play. Dins Lūsītis kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Kiki Monginsidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. John Kellbom succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, FC Nereta's goal looked a bit too open when John Kellbom came free, but Izidors Boldāns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes of play, LeicestersKickers's John Kellbom made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Izidors Boldāns was left in no man's land by his defense there! Janne Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aivils Burss in the 30th minute of play. After 40 played minutes FC Nereta got a freekick which was hit by Dins Lūsītis. When John Kellbom came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the LeicestersKickers 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 John Kellbom couldn't finish the play. When Dins Lūsītis fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nereta's protests and gave Dins Lūsītis a yellow card for diving instead. After 44 played minutes FC Nereta got a freekick which was hit by Dins Lūsītis. John Kellbom scored 0-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Izidors Boldāns, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Drosmis Skipors hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Rigoberto Paredes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Izidors Boldāns read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Drosmis Skipors made in the 55th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Drosmis Skipors immediately put the ball in play. After 59 played minutes FC Nereta got a freekick which was hit by Drosmis Skipors. 62 minutes into the game, one of FC Nereta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The excitement rose when LeicestersKickers's Sebastian Engman after 64 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for FC Nereta's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-4. The crowd rose to their feet as LeicestersKickers's John Kellbom slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Izidors Boldāns. That made the score 0-5 after 68 minutes of play. LeicestersKickers made a substitution. Hampus Dahlman replaced Sebastian Engman. After some careless play in the FC Nereta defense, Per-Åke Vedholm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Izidors Boldāns. The FC Nereta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Izidors Boldāns should have stopped the shot. 85 minutes into the game, Macho Mann recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Izidors Boldāns. Macho Mann showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Rigoberto Paredes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as John Kellbom kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Izidors Boldāns. That made the score 0-8 in the 91 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Kellbom got free with Izidors Boldāns in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dins Lūsītis kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. If Per-Åke Vedholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.