Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fredric Hybbert got the match started through his kick off. Mats Nyström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Alaaddin Solskjær made a huge save. FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georg Termander in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Lars Sundström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Kurdistan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Loco Durazno who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Alaaddin Solskjær when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 20 minutes into the game, Bebben Johansson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alaaddin Solskjær. Bebben Johansson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Lars Sundström sped through Golden Lions FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anders Lundqvist. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Sundström in the 28th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Loco Durazno got free with Alaaddin Solskjær in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Fredric Hybbert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Kurdistan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Loco Durazno kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alaaddin Solskjær. That made the score 2-3 in the 36 minute of play. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Nyström in the 39th minute of play. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Lars Bammerman replaced Lars Sundström. The wind increased when Loco Durazno made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Lars Bammerman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Bammerman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebben Johansson in the 55th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Lars Bammerman notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist. Anders Lundqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bebben Johansson in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, FC Kurdistan's Lars Bammerman made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anders Lundqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 73rd minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loco Durazno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alaaddin Solskjær having to make a save. 77 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Durazno came free, but Alaaddin Solskjær reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Kurdistan defense, Loco Durazno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alaaddin Solskjær. The FC Kurdistan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alaaddin Solskjær should have stopped the shot. FC Kurdistan's Jörgen Levander was substituted for Lars Bammerman. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Cosme Larpe replaced Georg Termander. Jörgen Levander did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-6 to the left of a surprised Anders Lundqvist 84 minutes into the match. Iwan Kasiewski made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 87thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Anders Lundqvist would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. The FC Kurdistan fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 92nd minute Burç Tokhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaaddin Solskjær saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Kasiewski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Anders Lundqvist skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 96th minute, Fredric Hybbert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anders Lundqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-8. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Kurdistan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.