Friendly League

Svennis Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilian Gulak started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Svennis Grabbar FF's goalkeeper Tony Henriksson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Svennis Grabbar FF's zone, Hector Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Henriksson came out of the goal and Hector Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Wilian Gulak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony Henriksson was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilian Gulak in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tony Henriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Svennis Grabbar FF booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manoel Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernando Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Svensson in the 22nd minute of the match. Bo Kruuse's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fernando Courtois firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 31st minute of the game Jarl Lindström made a throw-in which Antônio Carlos Tasso played forward. Tony Henriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilian Gulak in the 33rd minute of the match. Göran Hamberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Courtois having to interfere. After 36 played minutes Svennis Grabbar FF got a freekick which was hit by Bo Kruuse. 42 minutes into the match, Svennis Grabbar FF's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Gulak came free, but Tony Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Svensson kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilian Gulak in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tony Henriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antônio Carlos Tasso made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Agro Imortal's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Carlos Tasso came free, but Fernando Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arlindo Zanette during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Svennis Grabbar FF booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arlindo Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antônio Carlos Tasso's late challenge caught a Agro Imortal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antônio Carlos Tasso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th match minute, Svennis Grabbar FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Tasso to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute of the match Agro Imortal got a corner. Svennis Grabbar FF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hector Sarmiento ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tony Henriksson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilian Gulak's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Agro Imortal's Dennis Bergkamp was substituted for Wilian Gulak. Edwin Offendahl tried in the 67th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Tony Henriksson a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-2. Svennis Grabbar FF's Tony Henriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Bergkamp in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Dennis Bergkamp got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 91st match minute, Agro Imortal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Bueno to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Agro Imortal had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.