Friendly League

Loftahammar Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Herman Svensson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Abd al-Aziz Chebal 2 minutes into the match. Anders Bäcklin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 8 minutes, Fateh Piaf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scotland Neck AFC and the Loftahammar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Scotland Neck AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Abd al-Aziz Chebal went to the wrong direction when Andy Odman was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Abd al-Asis Kafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abd al-Asis Kafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Edvin Soned having to interfere. Abd al-Aziz Chebal made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Anders Bäcklin sent off a good shot on target. Noureddine Brahimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sven-Edvin Soned tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Edvin Soned came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Scotland Neck AFC's Noureddine Brahimi. But to his dismay, Noureddine Brahimi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Henric Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Scotland Neck AFC's Noureddine Brahimi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven-Edvin Soned narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Loftahammar getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Allan Målare hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Loftahammar defense, Noureddine Brahimi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Edvin Soned. The Loftahammar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Edvin Soned should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Scotland Neck AFC booed when Loftahammar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henric Bjurström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abd al-Asis Kafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Herman Svensson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anders Bäcklin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Abd al-Aziz Chebal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, Noureddine Brahimi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sven-Edvin Soned. Noureddine Brahimi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. In the 62nd minute Olov Askelöf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abd al-Aziz Chebal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abd al-Aziz Chebal came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Loftahammar's Herman Svensson. But to his dismay, Herman Svensson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. When Abd al-Asis Kafi came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Scotland Neck AFC 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 Abd al-Asis Kafi couldn't finish the play. Noureddine Brahimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Edvin Soned having to interfere. Abd al-Asis Kafi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sven-Edvin Soned read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. In the 77th minute, Anders Bäcklin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Loftahammar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Christer Östensson charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christer Östensson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Loftahammar getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Christer Östensson hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, Anders Bäcklin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Abd al-Aziz Chebal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Noureddine Brahimi came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Scotland Neck AFC 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 Noureddine Brahimi couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Scotland Neck AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Loftahammar.