Friendly League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Freeman Mächler made the kick off and thus started the match. Akira Schmid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Markusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 柯天林 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when 柯天林 came free, but Akira Schmid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akira Schmid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Glad in the 19th minute of play. When Per-Olof Eklund fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Svennis Grabbar FF's protests and gave Per-Olof Eklund a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Svennis Grabbar FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Olof Eklund to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Svennis Grabbar FF's Edgardo Ortiz got control of the ball when Fabian Schär tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Caviezel to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Espen Steelers's zone, Mikael Lagerberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akira Schmid came out of the goal and Mikael Lagerberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 29 played minutes Svennis Grabbar FF got a freekick which was hit by Matthias Hedvall. The supporters of Svennis Grabbar FF booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaetano Rothstein didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, 柯天林 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 41st match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Caviezel to maneuver through the defense. After 46 minutes of play, Espen Steelers's Fabian Schär made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgardo Ortiz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 柯天林 to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaetano Rothstein during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gaetano Rothstein hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Espen Steelers's Hubert Gartenmann was substituted for Gaetano Rothstein. The supporters of Svennis Grabbar FF booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaetano Rothstein didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svennis Grabbar FF's Mikael Lagerberg couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Espen Steelers. Max Frisch kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Svennis Grabbar FF's Johan Kämpe got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 柯天林 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Karl von Planta got a free kick in the 66th minute. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Harrison Muntwyler replaced Freeman Mächler. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Karl von Planta hit a great ball. When Karl von Planta fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espen Steelers's protests and gave Karl von Planta a yellow card for diving instead. 73 minutes into the match, Svennis Grabbar FF's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Schär came free, but Edgardo Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgardo Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Aregger, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute Harrison Muntwyler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgardo Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berthold Boller to maneuver through the defense. Svennis Grabbar FF's Karl-Oskar Jönsson was substituted for Johan Kämpe. With a little luck, Espen Steelers's Akira Schmid got control of the ball when Fredrik Glad tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgardo Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Schär, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Svennis Grabbar FF's Georg Gustafsson got a free kick in the 96th minute. Falko Reimann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgardo Ortiz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.