Friendly League

Ariel Paolorossi
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. Alvaro Raymond started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Alvaro Raymond had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Erik Norström. Skövde AIK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Raymond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Karl-Erik Norström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Raymond in the 19th minute of the match. Kevin Keegan took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erhan İren. Erhan İren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Alvaro Raymond might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karl-Erik Norström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Raymond ran back to his position shaking his head. Karl-Erik Norström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's Erhan İren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Keegan in the 37th minute of play. Erhan İren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Knut Rudberg in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Teɱperłey Cɨŧy'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. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Raymond in the 44th minute of play. Erhan İren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Lönn, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 47th match minute, Teɱperłey Cɨŧy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermano Póvoas to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chen Ao Fan was the one to do the kick off. Filip Brolin made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's Benjamin Valentine. A hard shot 61 in the game by Henrik Lönn from a close distance when the talented Erhan İren managed to make a qualified save. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's players were relieved. Skövde AIK were furious when Kevin Keegan was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy made a substitution. Jeremias Frisco replaced Gerardo Osorio. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's Gunnar Hake was substituted for Armando Jacinto. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's John Ryberg was substituted for Alvaro Raymond. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Hake in the 72nd minute of play. Filip Brolin hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Gunnar Hake took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Karl-Erik Norström. Skövde AIK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hermano Póvoas hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Kurt Hamrin struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Erhan İren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skövde AIK. 83 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Hake came free, but Karl-Erik Norström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kurt Hamrin kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Knut Rudberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Erhan İren could save by the left post. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Ryberg in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when John Ryberg came free, but Karl-Erik Norström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Knut Rudberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 91st match minute, Skövde AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Knut Rudberg to maneuver through the defense. Karl-Erik Norström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Hake, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Gunnar Hake scored 3-1 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl-Erik Norström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Teɱperłey Cɨŧy 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.