Friendly League

ARENA ELBLĄG
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Segundo Abecia got the match started through his kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Mikael Ståhlberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Borys Puzio made in the 5th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Daniel Montenegro immediately put the ball in play. 9 minutes into the game, Almaröds FF's Mikael Ståhlberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Efraín Zercalde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Efraín Zercalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikael Ståhlberg in the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Almaröds FF's Alvaro Cremonese got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute, Mikael Ståhlberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almaröds FF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Tytus Wyrzykowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bogdan Nazaria in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Michal Logewnik got a free kick in the 28th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikael Ståhlberg in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efraín Zercalde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Efraín Zercalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikael Ståhlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36thth minute of the game Mikael Ståhlberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of LIRA ELBLĄG SSA booed when Almaröds FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikael Åström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Borys Puzio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borys Puzio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mikael Ståhlberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mikael Ståhlberg hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Ståhlberg in the 55th minute of play forced LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Efraín Zercalde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Ståhlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mikael Ståhlberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Efraín Zercalde when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tytus Wyrzykowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Kalemba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Dawid Wallach in the 72nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Almaröds FF's Alex Påk. 73 minutes into the match, Almaröds FF's Mikael Ståhlberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Efraín Zercalde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the game, João Marcos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almaröds FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LIRA ELBLĄG SSA the free kick. A collision led to Almaröds FF getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. João Marcos hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, João Marcos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efraín Zercalde. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Marcos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Almaröds FF's Tytus Wyrzykowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Kalemba in the 81st minute of play. Mikael Ståhlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 83 minutes into the match, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Ståhlberg came free, but Efraín Zercalde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of LIRA ELBLĄG SSA booed when Almaröds FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Påk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikael Ståhlberg in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efraín Zercalde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 88 minutes, Mikael Ståhlberg made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Efraín Zercalde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikael Ståhlberg's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Almaröds FF were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's much stronger midfield.