Friendly League

Burundi Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amerigo Del Grosso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Malmo's goalkeeper Simon Fanström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amerigo Del Grosso. Felice Del Greco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Hultman, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, Malmo's Harry Brolin got a free kick in the 9th minute. Felice Del Greco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Håkan Askelöf in the 14th minute of the match. Davide Prato's late challenge caught a Malmo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davide Prato helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th minute, Douglas Almqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felice Del Greco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Almqvist in the 24th minute of play forced Burundi's goalkeeper Felice Del Greco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felice Del Greco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Oskar Ahlstedt in the 27th minute of the match. Francesco Testa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute Per-Oskar Ahlstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Del Greco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davide Prato struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Simon Fanström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Burundi. In the 41st minute, Arturo Trentini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Burundi's Felice Del Greco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Hultman in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute Per-Oskar Ahlstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Del Greco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Fanström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amerigo Del Grosso in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Per-Oskar Ahlstedt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Arturo Trentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Fanström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burundi's Davide Prato got his second yellow card of the match in the 58th minute. The referee ordered Davide Prato off the ground. Davide Prato hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. A collision led to Malmo getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Olov Klemensson hit a great ball. Felice Del Greco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Hultman in the 65th minute of play. In the 66thth minute of the game Arturo Trentini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malmo's Simon Fanström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Burundi's Felice Del Greco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Burundi from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Felice Del Greco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 76 minutes into the match, Burundi's goalkeeper Felice Del Greco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Hultman. In the 78th minute, Amerigo Del Grosso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Håkan Askelöf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Del Greco having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Burundi's zone, Alex Hultman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felice Del Greco came out of the goal and Alex Hultman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Burundi's goal looked a bit too open when Petter Biörkman came free, but Felice Del Greco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Burundi's Felice Del Greco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Burundi from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Malmo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Burundi throughout the match.