Friendly League

Ministry of Magic
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. Adriano Ribeiro started the match with the kick off. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Văn 吕布 in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Văn 吕布 in the 7th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Ribeiro got free with Bai Jian Ao in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 13 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Sverker Hydén came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bai Jian Ao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 14th minute. Zheng Chao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sverker Hydén's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Buba, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aaron Buba in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zheng Chao saved The Obscurials from getting behind. 26 minutes into the game, Văn 吕布 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zheng Chao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Văn 吕布 came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Ribeiro got free with Bai Jian Ao in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stakbröte's Bai Jian Ao proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Stakbröte from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sverker Hydén in the 37th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sverker Hydén, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Sverker Hydén took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zheng Chao. Zheng Chao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. With a little luck, Stakbröte's Bai Jian Ao got control of the ball when Adriano Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sverker Hydén was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Zheng Chao managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Stakbröte's Văn 吕布 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bai Jian Ao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 54th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Bumbac came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sverker Hydén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Zheng Chao got control of the ball when Sverker Hydén tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Văn 吕布. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand got a free kick in the 75th minute. Stakbröte made a substitution. Romeo Beckham Jr replaced Văn 吕布. Bai Jian Ao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lawrance Grandison went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Buba in the 82nd minute of the match. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Beckham Jr in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romeo Beckham Jr. Romeo Beckham Jr came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zheng Chao could save by the left post. 96 minutes into the game, Laurențiu Roşu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stakbröte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Obscurials the free kick. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Stakbröte! The The Obscurials fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stakbröte were clearly better and deserved to take the win.