Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Loco Durazno scored 1-0 in the 2nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Su Peng Jian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Loco Durazno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Su Peng Jian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Su Peng Jian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mats Nyström in the 13th minute. Alfred Jonsson kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Su Peng Jian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loco Durazno's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Anders Lundqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitaliy van der Aa's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Golden Lions FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg was slow to take the kick. During this time GrassNuts FC's players had a chance to rest. 29 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vitaliy van der Aa came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Huang Gang fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GrassNuts FC's protests and gave Huang Gang a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to GrassNuts FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Huang Gang hit a great ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Loco Durazno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GrassNuts FC's Su Peng Jian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Su Peng Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Durazno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jouni Markkula fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GrassNuts FC's protests and gave Jouni Markkula a yellow card for diving instead. A long shot from Joakim Haegg in the 41st minute of play was well struck, but Su Peng Jian made a really good save at the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Su Peng Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Durazno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Loco Durazno succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 43rd playminute. Loco Durazno might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Su Peng Jian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Loco Durazno ran back to his position shaking his head. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mats Nyström to make the kick off. Su Peng Jian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loco Durazno in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute of the match Golden Lions FC got a corner. GrassNuts FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joakim Haegg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Su Peng Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Durazno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by GrassNuts FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joakim Haegg was slow to take the kick. During this time Golden Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 62nd minute Arne Tönnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Su Peng Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after GrassNuts FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joakim Haegg took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Loco Durazno heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. İbrahim Efe Topdemir replaced Hazım Tuğlu. If Pierre-Emile Højbjerg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Burç Tokhan replaced Loco Durazno. Anders Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jouni Markkula, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 76th minute Jouni Markkula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burç Tokhan in the 79th minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Su Peng Jian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Nyström, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Burç Tokhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. GrassNuts FC made a substitution. Cosimo Staniscia replaced Vitaliy van der Aa. 89 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cosimo Staniscia. Burç Tokhan might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Su Peng Jian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Burç Tokhan ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burç Tokhan in the 93rd minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Burç Tokhan made a precise shot to the right of Su Peng Jian. GrassNuts FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Golden Lions FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while GrassNuts FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.