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Holmberg's first S28 Friendly - Hexx - 2026-11-08
Going into the first friendly of S28, Gösta Holmberg has a lot prove. He was disappointed with his performance last season, and wants to be an offensive driver this season for the CD Alfama squad as they go into their second ever season. The first friendly of this season for CD Alfama is against SD Guayaquil, and is sure to be an entertaining match.
Almost 5 minutes into the match, Holmberg receives a chip pass from Scochnikov, and immediately chips it in front of Bubblegum as they breakway from the defenders. Bubblegum runs it in and puts it past Towered, but the play is blown dead because Bubblegum was offside. A tough break for CD Alfama, but Holmberg starts his game with some heads up thinking to get the ball to Bubblegum.
Just under the 13th minute mark, Holmberg receives a pass from Fjord, and quickly tries to move it to Hawkins. Sadly it was just too ahead of Hawkins and Tasso makes the tackle and knocks the ball away. Fjord recovers the ball and gives it back to Holmberg, who finally connects to Hawkins. CD Alfama then sends it back to their own goalkeeper and resets their formation.
Sadly, there isn't much more from Holmberg in the first half. CD Alfama walks into half time with a 2-1 lead. Game is even so far, each team having an expected goals of just over 1.00, and getting both at least 3 shots on target. Holmberg sits with a match rating of 6.5.
In the 67th minute, Holmberg picks up a ball that was headed to him by Fjord after SD Guayaquil's goalie clears the ball. Holmberg boots it to the open field near the sideline for CIC to pick up. The play continues up the field and CD Alfama get a solid chance on net.
The game finishes up and CD Alfama win the opening friendly 3-1. Despite a quick start for Holmberg to the game, he would end up with a match rating of 6.4, the lowest for his team. On the day he would go 86% on passing, attempt 2 crosses, make a tackle, and go 0 for 6 on headers. On to the next game, hopefully the friendlies are just the warmup Holmberg needs for the season.