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Spectators: 7517 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Kvalfält started the match with the kick off. Emerald Raiders's Kasper Alfors played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Göransson in the 4th minute of play. Kasper Alfors showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Tunström, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After some careless play in the Emerald Raiders defense, Valdo Alvarenga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kasper Alfors. The Emerald Raiders fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kasper Alfors should have stopped the shot. Kasper Alfors showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Olof Göransson in the 9th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Paolo Brosio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasper Alfors saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Emerald Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Göransson came free, but Kasper Alfors reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Paolo Brosio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Kasper Alfors was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 22 minutes into the game, Valdo Alvarenga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Kasper Alfors was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Brosio in the 26th minute of play forced Emerald Raiders's goalkeeper Kasper Alfors to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes of play, Rinia IF's Bror Siöman made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kasper Alfors was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Emerald Raiders getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Michael Björklund hit a great ball. In the 33rd match minute, Emerald Raiders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingemar Drake to maneuver through the defense. Kasper Alfors took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Brosio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 minutes of play, Rinia IF's Paolo Brosio made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kasper Alfors was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute, Niklas Duset ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kasper Alfors was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Kasper Alfors made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Brosio in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Valdo Alvarenga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kasper Alfors was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdo Alvarenga to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Valdo Alvarenga took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Kasper Alfors to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Kasper Alfors successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 62nd minute, Niklas Duset reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kasper Alfors. The goal made the score 0-10. After 66 minutes, Gunnar Tunström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rinia IF and the Emerald Raiders players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rinia IF getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Gunnar Tunström hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Niklas Duset made a precise shot to the right of Kasper Alfors. Emerald Raiders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. Niklas Duset's late challenge caught a Emerald Raiders's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Duset helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st match minute, Rinia IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niklas Duset to maneuver through the defense. Kasper Alfors showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Duset in the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, Emerald Raiders's Kasper Alfors got control of the ball when Bror Siöman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Rinia IF's Paolo Brosio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kasper Alfors made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-13. Kasper Alfors was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valdo Alvarenga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-14 in the 83 minute of play. Jan-Olof Göransson in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kasper Alfors, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 93rd minute of the match Rinia IF got a corner. Emerald Raiders's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gunnar Fristedt ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Rinia IF's Gunnar Fristedt to fire away a dangerous shot which Kasper Alfors despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Niklas Duset received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Kasper Alfors tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Emerald Raiders's goalkeeper Kasper Alfors, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jan-Olof Göransson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Emerald Raiders fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rinia IF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.