Friendly League

Limmared
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arvid Löfskog took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jerry Gustavsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Batuğ Kutberk went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bozkurt Bedih hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Oğuzcan Abide ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerry Gustavsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Jerry Gustavsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu in the 15th minute of play. Lucas Ekgren kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. If Hüsamettin Oray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Ulf Kilstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Balat SK getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Batuğ Kutberk hit a great ball. Batuğ Kutberk struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Jerry Gustavsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balat SK. Mehdi Çağa got a throw-in 28 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Metehan Savaş. Oğuzcan Abide struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Jerry Gustavsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balat SK. With a little luck, Balat SK's Asım Arif Mansız got control of the ball when Ulf Kilstedt tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerry Gustavsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oğuzcan Abide, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Oğuzcan Abide had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerry Gustavsson. Limmared's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oğuzcan Abide was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 45 minutes into the match, Balat SK's Batuğ Kutberk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerry Gustavsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Limmared's Stig-Åke Kinell got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Batuğ Kutberk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balat SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Batuğ Kutberk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerry Gustavsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Limmared's Jerry Gustavsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oğuzcan Abide in the 58th minute of play. Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Jerry Gustavsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balat SK. The supporters of Limmared booed when Balat SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fikri Vural didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Gernberg in the 68th minute of play forced Balat SK's goalkeeper Asım Arif Mansız to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Limmared's Jerry Gustavsson got control of the ball when Namık Kemal Omay tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 72 minutes, Ulf Kilstedt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Limmared and the Balat SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Ulf Kilstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oğuzcan Abide shot from long distance in the 73rd minute, but Jerry Gustavsson was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Jerry Gustavsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batuğ Kutberk, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerry Gustavsson having to interfere. After 79 minutes of play, Limmared's Oskar Örtendahl made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asım Arif Mansız was left in no man's land by his defense there! August Gernberg hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Limmared's Jerry Gustavsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Limmared from getting a goal against them. Batuğ Kutberk struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Jerry Gustavsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balat SK. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Jerry Gustavsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 91st minute, Namık Kemal Omay got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Namık Kemal Omay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerry Gustavsson having to interfere. Namık Kemal Omay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerry Gustavsson having to interfere. Balat SK played a much better game than Limmared and deserved their victory. The Limmared players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.