Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benicio Senen took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Senen came free, but Casper Kleen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Astor Tximitx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Kleen was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Gonzalo Elivareo charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonzalo Elivareo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lars Frykberg hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Bruno Baristo in the 13th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Casper Kleen's left hand side. 14 minutes into the game, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Bruno Baristo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Kleen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Miguel Mano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Calle Nyström. In the 21st minute Astor Tximitx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Kleen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Mean Machine's zone, Benicio Senen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Kleen came out of the goal and Benicio Senen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Astor Tximitx's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Kleen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Robin Hultstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Tximitx in the 37th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Casper Kleen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mean Machine's Casper Kleen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benicio Senen in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gösta Kämpe didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Mean Machine players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henry Alebäck to make the kick off. Gustav Östlund hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Bruno Baristo, 57 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 62nd minute, Sven-Ove Kämpe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benicio Senen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Casper Kleen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gösta Kämpe kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Casper Kleen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Tximitx, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 76th match minute, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Baristo to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Mano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gösta Kämpe in the 80th minute of play. After 87 played minutes Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Veronica. In the 91st minute, Henry Alebäck made a precise shot to the right of Miguel Mano. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Mean Machine's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.