Friendly League

Estadio Pinhote
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jörgen Levander took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jörgen Levander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joacim First having to interfere. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Levander in the 6th minute of play. Pinhote FC were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after FC Kurdistan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Loco Martin took the corner. The corner ended in Loco Martin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær did a great save. Joacim First took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörgen Levander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Jörgen Levander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joacim First saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pinhote FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roberto-Carlos da Silva was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kurdistan's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Fredric Hybbert fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joacim First quite easily take care of the ball. Iwan Kasiewski scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joacim First, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Bammerman in the 25th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fredric Hybbert came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Bammerman in the 33rd minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Levander in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Kasiewski in the 36th minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Roberto-Carlos da Silva in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Pinhote FC's Kang Ning Yu. After the first half FC Kurdistan were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Holger Siöberg was the one to do the kick off. Pinhote FC were furious when Bart Buckinx was red carded, 51 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When the match had been going on for 52 minutes Roberto-Carlos da Silva shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Joacim First when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. After 54th play minutes Lars Bammerman shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Joacim First and just under the crossbar into goal. The corner ended in Keefer Carragher almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pinhote FC's Joacim First did a great save. Jörgen Levander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Joacim First made a huge save. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 62nd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Keefer Carragher came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Pinhote FC defense, Keefer Carragher kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joacim First. The Pinhote FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joacim First should have stopped the shot. FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström was substituted for Lars Bammerman. FC Kurdistan's Ubaldo Ritchie was substituted for Iwan Kasiewski. 79 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Sundström came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sundström in the 87th minute of play. Ubaldo Ritchie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joacim First having to make a save. 91 minutes into the game, FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joacim First made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Fredric Hybbert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ubaldo Ritchie hit a great ball. The Pinhote FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Kurdistan's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Kurdistan.