Friendly League

The Bottledome
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Columbo Noya started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Columbo Noya in the 3rd minute of play forced Glasston's goalkeeper Carlton Convine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Nordström lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 4th minute, one of Planetstaden IK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Planetstaden IK. 7 minutes into the match, Planetstaden IK's goalkeeper Gregory Pegrum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by György Németh. Mete Golob was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 8th minute. Glasston's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A collision led to Planetstaden IK getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Bo-Erik Ekrot hit a great ball. Rafael van der Vaart didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 14th minute. Glasston's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Golob in the 17th minute of play forced Planetstaden IK's goalkeeper Gregory Pegrum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael van der Vaart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Gregory Pegrum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Mete Golob left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glasston fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Eddy Watts recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 28 minutes into the match, Planetstaden IK's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Golob came free, but Gregory Pegrum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Planetstaden IK from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute, Glasston's Mete Golob dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Eddy Watts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. György Németh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gregory Pegrum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael van der Vaart got free with Gregory Pegrum in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Jagger Trevena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bo-Erik Ekrot fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Planetstaden IK's protests and gave Bo-Erik Ekrot a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Planetstaden IK's Bo-Erik Ekrot got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eddy Watts got free with Gregory Pegrum in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Planetstaden IK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tom Rheistein was slow to take the kick. During this time Glasston's players had a chance to rest. After 47 played minutes Planetstaden IK got a freekick which was hit by Mirza Başeskioğlu. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafael van der Vaart stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Glasston booed when Planetstaden IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Verner Gallberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregory Pegrum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael van der Vaart in the 55th minute of the match. Glasston's Eddy Watts suffered a sprained foot after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Glasston's Bruce Mcgrath was substituted for Eddy Watts. The supporters of Glasston booed when Planetstaden IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bo-Erik Ekrot didn't get a good kick on the ball. Glasston's Tom Rheistein got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Planetstaden IK defense, Aron Warren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregory Pegrum. The Planetstaden IK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregory Pegrum should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 64th minute of play forced Planetstaden IK's goalkeeper Gregory Pegrum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Rafael van der Vaart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Pegrum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. György Németh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 70th minute of play. Gregory Pegrum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael van der Vaart, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Glasston's Bruce Mcgrath sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gregory Pegrum narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74thth minute of the game Rafael van der Vaart who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Brian Kinnman came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Planetstaden IK 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 Brian Kinnman couldn't finish the play. Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 76th minute of play. Planetstaden IK's Gregory Pegrum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 76th minute of play. In the 80th minute of the match Glasston got a corner. Planetstaden IK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tom Rheistein ran over to the corner to take the kick. Glasston's Tom Rheistein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gregory Pegrum in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rafael van der Vaart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute Mete Golob shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Pegrum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glasston's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tom Rheistein in the 88th minute. The corner led Glasston's Tom Rheistein to fire away a dangerous shot which Gregory Pegrum despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Planetstaden IK getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Alex Albom hit a great ball. The supporters of Glasston booed when Planetstaden IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Wiman didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tom Rheistein came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Glasston 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 Tom Rheistein couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Glasston had played much better football throughout.