Friendly League

Nordic Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nordic Mystery's Frank Dahlman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugur Gabrea in the 5th minute of play forced Nordic Mystery's goalkeeper Viktor Hjälm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Åke Wennerberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mihai Dobrica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the game, Dafiru's Mugur Gabrea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viktor Hjälm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Mihai Dobrica acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 16th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alfons Vallgren. After having played for 20 minutes, Olle Ekgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nordic Mystery's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olle Ekgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Viktor Hjälm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niculae Ivasiuc in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Jan-Åke Wennerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Dobrica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktor Hjälm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugur Gabrea in the 33rd minute of play. Mihai Dobrica was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Frank Dahlman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frank Dahlman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Marin Chifu hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Jan-Ove Hermansson from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Mihai Dobrica's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mihai Dobrica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Åke Wennerberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Niculae Ivasiuc made the kick off in the second half. Nordic Mystery's Viktor Hjälm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Nordic Mystery from getting a goal against them. When Mugur Gabrea came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Dafiru fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mugur Gabrea couldn't finish the play. Viktor Hjälm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niculae Ivasiuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Frank Dahlman made a precise shot to the right of Mihai Dobrica. Dafiru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 64 played minutes Dafiru got a freekick which was hit by Matei Răţescu. Mihai Dobrica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Ove Hermansson in the 66th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Alin Marchiș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Christian Bäck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Nordic Mystery's goalkeeper Viktor Hjälm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugur Gabrea. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Dahlman in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihai Dobrica saved Dafiru from getting behind. In the 79thth minute of the game Frank Dahlman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dafiru's Mihai Dobrica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Doru Bota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Viktor Hjälm made a huge save. When Christian Bäck was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. After 88 played minutes Nordic Mystery got a freekick which was hit by Christian Bäck. In the 92nd minute, Marin Chifu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Nordic Mystery fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dafiru had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.