Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zaaki Zakas got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Northmen Army's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Murilo Maranhense was slow to take the kick. During this time Here Comes the Hammer's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Gustav Larsfelt heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Valdir Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes in the game Esbjörn Svanström did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Svit Snabb. After 28 minutes of play, The Northmen Army's Ulysses Baldwin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christer Åkesson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valdir Velloso hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Balhikapungava Bonk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Tomas Vennerlund made a huge save. Tomas Vennerlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdir Velloso in the 40th minute. Tomas Vennerlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 43rd minute of play. Balhikapungava Bonk's late challenge caught a The Northmen Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Balhikapungava Bonk helped the player get up and apologised. Balhikapungava Bonk hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Göran Bergstedt hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Tomas Vennerlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 54th minute of play. Christer Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicco Oolo in the 61st minute of the match. The Northmen Army's Karl-Erik Bergqvist was substituted for Esbjörn Svanström. Tomas Vennerlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Velloso in the 68th minute of the match. The Northmen Army's Tomas Vennerlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Velloso in the 72nd minute of play. Nicko Kličko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Here Comes the Hammer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Ove Hamnberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Valdir Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Here Comes the Hammer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Valdir Velloso couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Valdir Velloso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Here Comes the Hammer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Here Comes the Hammer's Jan-Ove Hamnberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Göran Bergstedt in the 94 minute of the game. 95 minutes into the game, Karl-Erik Bergqvist threw the ball into play from the sideline. Here Comes the Hammer's Markus Söderlund quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The Northmen Army succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Here Comes the Hammer had controlled the match.