Friendly League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Håkan Kjellman 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. In the 2ndth minute of the game Richard Fredriksson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Richard Fredriksson in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zafer Hürsel saved FC Zenit Saint Petersburg from getting behind. Zafer Hürsel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Fredriksson's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Richard Fredriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 8th minute, Roland Topp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jörgen Ekeroth took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Toni Schumacher. FC Bullen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Richard Fredriksson in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zafer Hürsel saved FC Zenit Saint Petersburg from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Fredriksson in the 12th minute of play forced FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Richard Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Bullen booed when FC Zenit Saint Petersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Snell didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 minutes of play, FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zafer Hürsel was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute, FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After 35 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Roger Hellström. In the 37th minute Richard Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Helander. 42 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Fredriksson came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 played minutes FC Zenit Saint Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Arvid Gallin. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's 徐默钢 was substituted for Gabriel Söderström. The wind increased when Richard Fredriksson made the kick off in the second half. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Fredriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59th play minutes Richard Fredriksson shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Zafer Hürsel and just under the crossbar into goal. Toni Schumacher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Snell in the 61st minute of the match. Richard Fredriksson scored 5-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zafer Hürsel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Valentin Ivarsson was substituted for Peter Snell. FC Bullen's Andy Beckman was substituted for Gustavo Lopes. FC Bullen's Philip Drake was substituted for Richard Fredriksson. 75 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Håkan Kjellman. Zafer Hürsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philip Drake in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Philip Drake's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zafer Hürsel was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when 徐默钢 came free, but Toni Schumacher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Drake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 minutes, Philip Drake made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Philip Drake came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kurt Pååk was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Bullen's players had a chance to rest. The corner led FC Bullen's Kurt Pååk to fire away a dangerous shot which Zafer Hürsel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Bullen.