Friendly League

Benns
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sven-Åke Granberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonardo Jara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Engström in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th play minute Cai Cheng Sang came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Kristoffer Nordin. 1-0. It was a well-played corner which Lin Xuan Hai managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Cai Cheng Sang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Kristoffer Nordin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute Alf Engström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Jara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bengt-Åke Sefastsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A throw-in in the 21st minute of the game was made by Åke Näver with Osvald Håkansson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The corner led Bennis's Lin Xuan Hai to fire away a dangerous shot which Kristoffer Nordin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 26th minute of the match Bengt-Åke Sefastsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonardo Jara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th minute Cai Cheng Sang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristoffer Nordin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Cai Cheng Sang in the 29th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Kristoffer Nordin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Cheng Sang, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Leonardo Jara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Hult in the 36th minute of play. Sven-Åke Granberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kristoffer Nordin could save by the left post. In the 39th minute Bennis were awarded a corner. Lin Xuan Hai went to the cornerflag to take it. Kristoffer Nordin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Cheng Sang in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. 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 Jörgen Vennerdal to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Jörgen Vennerdal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Jara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristoffer Nordin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kristoffer Nordin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cai Cheng Sang's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Kristoffer Nordin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bennis's Cai Cheng Sang shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Bennis made a substitution. Pål Uggstedt replaced Cai Cheng Sang. Åke Näver made in the 67th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Osvald Håkansson. Pål Uggstedt might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristoffer Nordin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pål Uggstedt ran back to his position shaking his head. Pål Uggstedt took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristoffer Nordin. Kristoffer Nordin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Bennis made a substitution. Roy Vesterberg replaced Aloísio Senna. 79 minutes into the game, Bennis's Pål Uggstedt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristoffer Nordin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Åke Näver made in the 84th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Linus Stenström. The audience was convinced that Pål Uggstedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristoffer Nordin was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kattvik kings's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lin Xuan Hai was slow to take the kick. During this time Bennis's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Bennis's Lin Xuan Hai to fire away a dangerous shot which Kristoffer Nordin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Pål Uggstedt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristoffer Nordin was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pål Uggstedt in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kristoffer Nordin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There was no doubt that Bennis were the better team. Bennis's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.