Friendly League

Faraway Field
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kevin Keegan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Pepe Argento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Wahlnäs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Drago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Hamrin in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lost Boys Sports Academy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chen Ao Fan was slow to take the kick. During this time Skövde AIK's players had a chance to rest. Hjalmar Hägert made a great header on Skövde AIK's corner, it was just that Lost Boys Sports Academy's Ivan Drago managed to reach the ball for a save. Ivan Drago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kevin Keegan's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pepe Argento in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olov Wahlnäs saved Skövde AIK from getting behind. Lost Boys Sports Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Merih Demiral in the 25th minute. In the 31st minute Kevin Keegan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Drago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Krister Uggstedt with Knut Rudberg as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Chen Ao Fan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Drago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Hamrin in the 37th minute of the match. Olov Wahlnäs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepe Argento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pepe Argento in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olov Wahlnäs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 56th minute Pepe Argento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Wahlnäs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chen Ao Fan got free with Ivan Drago in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Pepe Argento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 66 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Pepe Argento came free, but Olov Wahlnäs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Johan Sellberg made a precise shot to the right of Olov Wahlnäs. Skövde AIK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Johan Sellberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olov Wahlnäs. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johan Sellberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Olov Wahlnäs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Sellberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Jerry Williams was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skövde AIK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lost Boys Sports Academy the free kick. The supporters of Lost Boys Sports Academy booed when Skövde AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerry Williams didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Johan Sellberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olov Wahlnäs was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Olov Wahlnäs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merih Demiral in the 84th minute of the match. Lost Boys Sports Academy's Merih Demiral was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Olov Wahlnäs in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Skövde AIK's zone, Johan Sellberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olov Wahlnäs came out of the goal and Johan Sellberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 minutes Skövde AIK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Merih Demiral who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Per Bollström heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Coronel Llorente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Olov Wahlnäs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lost Boys Sports Academy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Skövde AIK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.