Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kent Svanberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Golden Lions FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joakim Haegg in the 5th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loco Durazno in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eric Donnarumma saved Full Fart Framåt from getting behind. Lion Kyrk hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Loco Durazno might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Donnarumma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Loco Durazno ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Morais in the 14th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Eric Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loco Durazno in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Full Fart Framåt's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joakim Haegg was slow to take the kick. During this time Golden Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. Joakim Haegg made a great header on Golden Lions FC's corner, it was just that Full Fart Framåt's Eric Donnarumma managed to reach the ball for a save. When Golden Lions FC's Loco Durazno in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Full Fart Framåt's goalie prevented a goal. When Full Fart Framåt's Kent Svanberg in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Svanberg in the 28th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Donnarumma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mats Nyström in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Full Fart Framåt's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Durazno came free, but Eric Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiph Igelström in the 34th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Golden Lions FC's Eric Donnarumma threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Loco Durazno, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Morais in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Durazno in the 37th minute of play forced Full Fart Framåt's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Luca Crespo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Donnarumma was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Loco Durazno showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 40 minute of play. In the 44th minute, Golden Lions FC's Loco Durazno dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. 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 Mats Nyström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Full Fart Framåt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kim Henriksson to maneuver through the defense. Eric Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loco Durazno in the 55th minute of play. Eric Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Larpe in the 57th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Loco Durazno put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Eric Donnarumma. Full Fart Framåt's Eric Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Nyström in the 65th minute of play. Luca Crespo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anders Lundqvist firmly grabbed it by the left post. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Burç Tokhan replaced Loco Durazno. In the 74th minute Burç Tokhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Nyström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mats Nyström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eric Donnarumma came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan. But to his dismay, Burç Tokhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Eric Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joschi Hook in the 85th minute of play. Eric Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Nyström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Burç Tokhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eric Donnarumma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Full Fart Framåt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joakim Haegg took the corner. Joakim Haegg made a great header on Golden Lions FC's corner, it was just that Full Fart Framåt's Eric Donnarumma managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 92nd minute, Joakim Haegg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Wilson Morais came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Full Fart Framåt 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 Wilson Morais couldn't finish the play. 95 minutes into the game, Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Donnarumma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Golden Lions FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.