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Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Villiam Tholsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the North Pole Kickers defense, Manfred Tunander kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Folke Bure. The North Pole Kickers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Folke Bure should have stopped the shot. In the 8th minute Manfred Tunander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Bure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfred Tunander in the 10th minute of play forced North Pole Kickers's goalkeeper Folke Bure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Nobels IF's goal looked a bit too open when Villiam Tholsson came free, but Arvin Skager reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Nobels IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon Welsch to maneuver through the defense. In the 20thth minute of the game Philip Rudkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Folke Bure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Tunander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Karl-Axel Sjöberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but North Pole Kickers's Folke Bure did a great save. A collision led to North Pole Kickers getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Villiam Tholsson hit a great ball. Manfred Tunander kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, North Pole Kickers's Villiam Tholsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arvin Skager. Arvin Skager yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. A collision led to North Pole Kickers getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Leonardo Forsberg hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match Karl-Axel Sjöberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Folke Bure skillfully saved the ball. Folke Bure showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfred Tunander, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute of the match Nobels IF got a corner. North Pole Kickers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Karl-Axel Sjöberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Nobels IF's Jan-Erik Kruuse getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Manfred Tunander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Folke Bure. North Pole Kickers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manfred Tunander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Manfred Tunander might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Folke Bure. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manfred Tunander ran back to his position shaking his head. Arvin Skager showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Insigne, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manfred Tunander was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Manfred Tunander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Bure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Manfred Tunander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nobels IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Villiam Tholsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Arvin Skager tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. North Pole Kickers made a substitution. Peter Arvidsson replaced Henrik Back. North Pole Kickers made a substitution. Anders Byström replaced Lorenzo Insigne. If Villiam Tholsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. North Pole Kickers made a substitution. Andréas Åkerman replaced Jan Wallman. Folke Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Tunander in the 71st minute of the match. Nobels IF's Karl-Axel Sjöberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Folke Bure in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Philip Rudkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arvin Skager made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Villiam Tholsson in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nobels IF's Jimmy Rajala got a free kick in the 77th minute. Arvin Skager showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Villiam Tholsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Villiam Tholsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind North Pole Kickers's goalkeeper Folke Bure, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to North Pole Kickers getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Anders Byström hit a great ball. Folke Bure made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Tunander in the 90th minute of play. When %teams%'s Manfred Tunander was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-8 just inside the left pole, 92 minutes into the game. Folke Bure was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. A collision led to Nobels IF getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Birger Dahlman hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Nobels IF's Jan-Erik Kruuse got a free kick in the 96th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Villiam Tholsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Pole Kickers's supporters rose to their feet, but Villiam Tholsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arvin Skager breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded Nobels IF left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than North Pole Kickers.