Friendly League

The Dome
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juan do Vale started the match with the kick off. Iram Wirayudha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, APOCALIPSE's goalkeeper Paredes Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Víkingur Bastarda. 12 minutes into the match, Haymakers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan do Vale came free, but Nils Cane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils Cane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan do Vale in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, APOCALIPSE's Lúcio Garcia got a free kick in the 16th minute. Juan do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jim Håkansson got free with Paredes Xavier in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uno Björklund hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan do Vale in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nils Cane saved Haymakers FC from getting behind. Paredes Xavier made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Víkingur Bastarda sent off a good shot on target. Nils Cane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nils Cane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. APOCALIPSE's Paredes Xavier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save APOCALIPSE from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jim Håkansson in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paredes Xavier saved APOCALIPSE from getting behind. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

If Lúcio Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Juan do Vale got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nils Cane stood somewhat misplaced when Juan do Vale came free in front of goal and shot 0-1 to the left of him in the 66 minute. Paredes Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Håkansson in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Lennart Kjellbom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lauro Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils Cane having to interfere. Nils Cane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan do Vale in the 74th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, APOCALIPSE's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Josefsson came free, but Paredes Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paredes Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Josefsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Haymakers FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Sven-Olof Blomkvist hit a great ball. Nils Cane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan do Vale in the 85th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Nils Cane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan do Vale. After a defensive mix-up in APOCALIPSE's zone, Sven-Olof Mogren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paredes Xavier came out of the goal and Sven-Olof Mogren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Tommy Malm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haymakers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tommy Malm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paredes Xavier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over APOCALIPSE could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Haymakers FC throughout the match.