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A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Helge Brun got the match started through his kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Alvin Boström came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Per Stålman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 17th minute Eleven Nation Army were awarded a corner. Åke Ekelund went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Hubert Siöberg got a free kick in the 17th minute. Tionde Kompaniet BK's Emanuel Arenius got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute Viggo Lundkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per Stålman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Helge Brun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Per Stålman made a huge save. In the 24th minute of the match Eleven Nation Army got a corner. Tionde Kompaniet BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Åke Ekelund ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Åke Ekelund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Per Stålman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Helge Brun in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Per Stålman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Helge Bruns short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Per Stålman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Emanuel Arenius charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Arenius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emanuel Arenius hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Merlo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tionde Kompaniet BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eleven Nation Army the free kick. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Tionde Kompaniet BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Merlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sverker Jönsson during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes Tionde Kompaniet BK got a freekick which was hit by Sverker Jönsson. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvin Boström in the 40th minute of play. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 石林朗 in the 45th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Åke Ekelund. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Alvin Boström made the kick off in the second half. Per Stålman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubert Siöberg in the 52nd minute of play. 石林朗 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sverker Jönsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qian Xing Wei having to make a save. 58 minutes into the match, Tionde Kompaniet BK's goal looked a bit too open when Viggo Lundkvist came free, but Per Stålman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Case Yard hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Tionde Kompaniet BK's Per Stålman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Ekelund in the 73rd minute of play. When Wen Li Jun fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Wen Li Jun a yellow card for diving instead. Qian Xing Wei acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 79th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Allan Söderlund. Qian Xing Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Boström in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Tionde Kompaniet BK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ulrik Björkkvist hit a great ball. Case Yard kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Åke Ekelund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per Stålman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvin Boström in the 92nd minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per Stålman came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Åke Ekelund. But to his dismay, Åke Ekelund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.