Friendly League

Tallboda-vallen
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Federico Mauro started the match with the kick off. Thomas Andersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Runar Melum in the 3rd minute of play. POPODARA F.C's Raymond Halseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Fredriksson in the 8th minute of play. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Lennart Fredriksson sped through POPODARA F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raymond Halseth. Wiktor Wallander hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Federico Mauro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Andersson having to interfere. Tallboda Gunners's Lennart Fredriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 31 played minutes POPODARA F.C got a freekick which was hit by Vegard Berdal. The long shot by Emanuel Rosen in the 33rd minute really tested Raymond Halseth's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. With a little luck, POPODARA F.C's Raymond Halseth got control of the ball when Lennart Fredriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 35 played minutes POPODARA F.C got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Leonidas. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Raymond Halseth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Lennart Fredriksson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Raymond Halseth. The goal made the score 2-1. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Runar Melum got a free kick in the 41st minute. Thomas Andersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Runar Melum in the 45th minute of play. Thomas Andersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Mauro in the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lennart Fredriksson made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Emanuel Rosen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernst Biörkman in the 62nd minute of play forced POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Raymond Halseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Runar Melum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. POPODARA F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Runar Melum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lennart Fredriksson scored 3-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raymond Halseth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thomas Andersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Mauro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernst Biörkman in the 73rd minute of play forced POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Raymond Halseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tallboda Gunners's Ernst Salkvist got a free kick in the 80th minute. A collision led to POPODARA F.C getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Morten Ekeland hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Tallboda Gunners's Lennart Fredriksson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raymond Halseth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of POPODARA F.C booed when Tallboda Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Wallander didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Tallboda Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Mauro came free, but Thomas Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Thomas Andersson managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when POPODARA F.C's Federico Mauro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Despite being the better team, POPODARA F.C failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.