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SOLDIERSTADIUM
Spectators: 6924 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Måns Berglund started the match with the kick off. Cosimo Giannico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Forsberg in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by PINARELLO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lars Dahlman was slow to take the kick. During this time Malins Nallebjörnar's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lars Dahlman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PINARELLO's Cosimo Giannico did a great save. Fredric Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Hansson in the 11th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Malins Nallebjörnar's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Hansson came free, but Fredric Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in PINARELLO's zone, Måns Berglund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cosimo Giannico came out of the goal and Måns Berglund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Malins Nallebjörnar's Henrik Nyström got a free kick in the 16th minute. Cosimo Giannico came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Malins Nallebjörnar's Benny Benny. But to his dismay, Benny Benny quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Cosimo Giannico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Mellberg in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Malins Nallebjörnar booed when PINARELLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per-Erik Mager didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Lars Dahlman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cosimo Giannico skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Mellberg in the 25th minute of play forced PINARELLO's goalkeeper Cosimo Giannico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Dan Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredric Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match, Dick Borre tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fredric Lundqvist saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Malins Nallebjörnar's Fredric Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Hansson in the 30th minute of play. PINARELLO were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Malins Nallebjörnar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dan Hansson took the corner. PINARELLO's Per-Erik Mager was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fredric Lundqvist in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Fredric Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dick Borre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Olof Mellberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosimo Giannico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Malins Nallebjörnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. Cosimo Giannico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Berglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Malins Nallebjörnar booed when PINARELLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carl Uggstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute of the match Lars Dahlman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cosimo Giannico skillfully saved the ball. The PINARELLO players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Malins Nallebjörnar were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Dan Hansson made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Henrik Nyström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute Sven-Oskar Engström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredric Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th match minute, PINARELLO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Uggstedt to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, Malins Nallebjörnar's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Emmanuel came free, but Fredric Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fredric Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Arne Sjödin, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute Bengt-Arne Sjödin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredric Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredric Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Arne Sjödin, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. PINARELLO's Cosimo Giannico proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save PINARELLO from getting a goal against them. 74 minutes into the match, Malins Nallebjörnar's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Hansson came free, but Fredric Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Malins Nallebjörnar getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Krzysztof Pankowski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, PINARELLO's Per-Erik Mager got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute Malins Nallebjörnar were awarded a corner. Lars Dahlman went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Malins Nallebjörnar's corner Måns Berglund fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cosimo Giannico quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Forsberg in the 83rd minute of play forced PINARELLO's goalkeeper Cosimo Giannico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Malins Nallebjörnar's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Hansson came free, but Fredric Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, PINARELLO's Bengt-Arne Sjödin got a free kick in the 89th minute. Cosimo Giannico made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Måns Berglund sent off a good shot on target. Fredric Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Hansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.