Friendly League

BRANCA ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mauro Boselli made the kick off which started today's match. Jerzy Sidorowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chen Ao Fan in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, Rodrigo Cambranes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Branca Fresh's Jerzy Sidorowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Rudberg in the 7th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Cambranes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Karl-Erik Norström, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Mario Colon took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Karl-Erik Norström to make any attempt to save it. 19 minutes into the match, Branca Fresh's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Keegan came free, but Jerzy Sidorowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Branca Fresh's Karl-Erik Norström threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Acácio de Godoi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Skövde AIK booed when Branca Fresh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krzysztof Sienkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kevin Keegan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerzy Sidorowicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match Skövde AIK got a corner. Branca Fresh's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chen Ao Fan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Branca Fresh's Natalio Gonzales got a free kick in the 34th minute. Krzysztof Sienkowski was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Krzysztof Sienkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Branca Fresh's Jerzy Sidorowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chen Ao Fan in the 37th minute of play. Jerzy Sidorowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Brolin in the 40th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Colon came free, but Karl-Erik Norström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Erik Norström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Colon, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chen Ao Fan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Cambranes in the 51st minute of play forced Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 played minutes Skövde AIK got a freekick which was hit by Lu Rong Yi. 57 minutes into the game, Flavio Ubelteso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Branca Fresh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skövde AIK the free kick. Flavio Ubelteso kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Branca Fresh made a substitution. Ksawery Skorny replaced Acácio de Godoi. In the 59th minute, Flavio Ubelteso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jerzy Sidorowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Keegan in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Chen Ao Fan made a precise shot to the right of Jerzy Sidorowicz. Branca Fresh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 69th minute, Branca Fresh's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kevin Keegan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Skövde AIK made a substitution. Kurt Hamrin replaced Henrik Lönn. In the 74th minute Rodrigo Cambranes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Norström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Branca Fresh booed when Skövde AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Hamrin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurt Hamrin got free with Jerzy Sidorowicz in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the match, Branca Fresh's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Keegan came free, but Jerzy Sidorowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led Skövde AIK's Georg Norström to a score. 2-2 in the 93rd minute. The Skövde AIK players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Branca Fresh from taking control. The game ends in a draw.