Friendly League

Meadowbank
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Allan Mattsson hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The supporters of Lerum F booed when Edinburgh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Goudie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Vilhelm Nordin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tom Saunders showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Edinburgh City's Frankie Conlon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven-Olof Hjortsberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Lerum F's goal looked a bit too open when John McLae came free, but Sven-Olof Hjortsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksander Falck hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Jason Geddes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Olof Hjortsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Josh McLairish with John McLae as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Jason Geddes was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to Edinburgh City getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jason Geddes hit a great ball. Edinburgh City's Frankie Conlon got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sven-Olof Hjortsberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by John McLae in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when John McLae got free with Sven-Olof Hjortsberg in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute Sten Falck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Saunders saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sten Falck to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Isaac Hedlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Lerum F's zone, Ciaran McAy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Olof Hjortsberg came out of the goal and Ciaran McAy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If John McLae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edinburgh City's Frankie Conlon got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jason Geddes kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Tom Saunders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilhelm Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that John McLae's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Olof Hjortsberg was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Lerum F's Allan Mattsson got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lerum F's zone, Ciaran McAy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Olof Hjortsberg came out of the goal and Ciaran McAy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tom Saunders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Falck in the 80th minute of play. Sven-Olof Hjortsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John McLae in the 82nd minute of play. If Frankie Conlon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven-Olof Hjortsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jason Geddes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Lerum F booed when Edinburgh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. John McLae didn't get a good kick on the ball. If John McLae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edinburgh City were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Lerum F to leave the ground with a draw.