Friendly League

Loftahammar Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) MERDO's Ahmet Reha Serhan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Herman Svensson sped through MERDO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kahraman Alatay. The attack was good, but when Herman Svensson in the 11th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Anders Bäcklin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Kahraman Alatay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hakkı Devrim Koryürek kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. If Herman Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With splendid footwork Herman Svensson arrived in front of goal to shoot 2-0 by the left pole in the game's 27th minute. A collision led to MERDO getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Cabbar Kırca hit a great ball. Anders Bäcklin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Kahraman Alatay skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Herman Svensson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kahraman Alatay came out and tried to block the shot, but Herman Svensson slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute, Cabbar Kırca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, MERDO's Hakkı Devrim Koryürek got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 45th minute of the match Andy Odman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kahraman Alatay showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herman Svensson to make the kick off. Anders Bäcklin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kahraman Alatay having to make a save. In the 52nd minute, Herman Svensson 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: 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herman Svensson in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kahraman Alatay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 56thth minute of the game Herman Svensson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MERDO's Kahraman Alatay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Ahmet Reha Serhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MERDO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Reha Serhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute, Herman Svensson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Herman Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Anders Bäcklin notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of MERDO's Kahraman Alatay. Kahraman Alatay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 69 minutes into the match, Herman Svensson notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of MERDO's Kahraman Alatay. Kahraman Alatay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 74 minutes, Anders Bäcklin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loftahammar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anders Bäcklin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th minute, Özbek Sökmensu made a precise shot to the right of Sven-Edvin Soned. Loftahammar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Henric Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. If Anders Bäcklin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 7-1 when Herman Svensson sped through MERDO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kahraman Alatay. MERDO's Kahraman Alatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Bäcklin in the 93rd minute of play. There was no doubt that Loftahammar were the better team. Loftahammar's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.