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Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christoffer Vennerlund took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Mellringe Eker IF defense, Edgar Blomqvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Witomir Kolbe. The Mellringe Eker IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Witomir Kolbe should have stopped the shot. Witomir Kolbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Blomqvist in the 8th minute of play. Edgar Blomqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Witomir Kolbe made a huge save. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Porto! Tommy Alegren walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Boruc Serwacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicki Stolpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicki Stolpe in the 25th minute of play forced FC Porto's goalkeeper Boruc Serwacki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicki Stolpe in the 27th minute of play forced FC Porto's goalkeeper Boruc Serwacki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boruc Serwacki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Alegren in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, FC Porto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christoffer Vennerlund to maneuver through the defense. Boruc Serwacki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicki Stolpe in the 33rd minute of the match. Boruc Serwacki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicki Stolpe in the 38th minute of play. Mellringe Eker IF's Witomir Kolbe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Mellringe Eker IF from getting a goal against them. With 41 minutes on the clock, Ulf Olofsson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 42nd match minute, Mellringe Eker IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulf Olofsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Edgar Blomqvist 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. Witomir Kolbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Blomqvist in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Mellringe Eker IF's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Wikander came free, but Witomir Kolbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Blomqvist in the 54th minute of play forced Mellringe Eker IF's goalkeeper Witomir Kolbe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Henrik Olofsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicki Stolpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Boruc Serwacki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Carlos Quintanilha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Porto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mellringe Eker IF the free kick. After 63 played minutes FC Porto got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Quintanilha. Witomir Kolbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Blomqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Witomir Kolbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Quintanilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Witomir Kolbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Blomqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Henrik Olofsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Witomir Kolbe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Witomir Kolbe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Olofsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Boruc Serwacki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicki Stolpe in the 77th minute of the match. After 80 minutes of play, Mellringe Eker IF's Nicki Stolpe made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boruc Serwacki was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the match, Henrik Olofsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Witomir Kolbe. Mellringe Eker IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henrik Olofsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Jens-Åke Kellman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mellringe Eker IF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.