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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Börje Stål kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, GrassNuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Indalecio came free, but Esbjörn Tunander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, Vykans Vikingar's Jose Indalecio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esbjörn Tunander was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Mutumba in the 9th minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Esbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, GrassNuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Börje Stål came free, but Esbjörn Tunander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Ekrot was a little too slow when Philip Åkerman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-1. Pär Almkvist hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy van der Aa in the 20th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Pierre-Emile Højbjerg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcus Ekrot quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. GrassNuts FC's Pierre-Emile Højbjerg got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Esbjörn Tunander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Mutumba in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy van der Aa, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Esbjörn Tunander came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Vykans Vikingar's Martin Mutumba. But to his dismay, Martin Mutumba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Esbjörn Tunander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börje Stål in the 43rd minute of play. Esbjörn Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Mutumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Indalecio in the 46th minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Esbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Jose Indalecio notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander. Esbjörn Tunander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The GrassNuts FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vykans Vikingar were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vitaliy van der Aa made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Jose Indalecio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Tunander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Börje Stål in the 56th minute of play. Esbjörn Tunander was a little too slow when Jose Indalecio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 1-4. Martin Mutumba's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Esbjörn Tunander skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Esbjörn Tunander managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Vykans Vikingar's Martin Mutumba fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Esbjörn Tunander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71stth minute of the game Börje Stål who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Mutumba got free with Esbjörn Tunander in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Martin Mutumba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Esbjörn Tunander made a huge save. Esbjörn Tunander made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Börje Stål sent off a good shot on target. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Nono Rico replaced Martin Mutumba. When Börje Stål got free in front of the goal in the 81st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Esbjörn Tunander was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Vykans Vikingar's Mats Hermansson got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 87 minutes into the match, GrassNuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Indalecio came free, but Esbjörn Tunander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander got control of the ball when Nono Rico tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Vykans Vikingar booed when GrassNuts FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pär Almkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Nono Rico took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Esbjörn Tunander to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over Vykans Vikingar could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GrassNuts FC throughout the match.