Friendly League

Marcos Mazer
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. Pär Vall started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho da Silveira in the 4th minute of play forced Swindon Sweden FF's goalkeeper Tomas Liljeström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennart Linquist during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th minute, Lennart Linquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Liljeström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Alberto in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Angelo do Vale got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 18th minute Sverker Lind shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Linquist in the 20th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Celsinho da Silveira. Félix Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Bengt Björkqvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osvaldo Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Tomas Liljeström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Coronado in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Coronado in the 32nd minute of play forced Swindon Sweden FF's goalkeeper Tomas Liljeström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Coronado in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tomas Liljeström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sverker Lind in the 41st minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Osvaldo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor Coronado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Sverker Lind was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Swindon Sweden FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAZER SAF the free kick. After 56 played minutes Swindon Sweden FF got a freekick which was hit by Sverker Lind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Coronado in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomas Liljeström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Swindon Sweden FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sverker Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Alessandro Zonta came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Alessandro Zonta couldn't finish the play. Tomas Liljeström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Coronado's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Igor Coronado walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 77 minutes into the match, Igor Coronado notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Swindon Sweden FF's Tomas Liljeström. Tomas Liljeström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jon Trulsson hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Alessandro Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAZER SAF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. MAZER SAF's Igor Coronado managed to work through Swindon Sweden FF's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Igor Coronado dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 93 minutes into the match, Swindon Sweden FF's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Coronado came free, but Tomas Liljeström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Swindon Sweden FF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.