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Älmekulla IP
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claes Arvidsson got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claes Arvidsson in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francois Keuppens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 5 minutes into the match, Emanuel Hjälm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francois Keuppens. Älmhult Flames's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emanuel Hjälm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Francois Keuppens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Sikström in the 9th minute of the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Claes Arvidsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Älmhult Flames's Francois Keuppens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 24 played minutes Älmhult Flames got a freekick which was hit by Dan Olenberg. If Filip Lidström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Nils Sikström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Heby IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Nils Sikström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francois Keuppens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Heby IF fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Heby IF's Claes Arvidsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Claes Arvidsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francois Keuppens was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Claes Arvidsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francois Keuppens. Älmhult Flames's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claes Arvidsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After some careless play in the Älmhult Flames defense, Emanuel Hjälm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francois Keuppens. The Älmhult Flames fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francois Keuppens should have stopped the shot. Nils Sikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Älmhult Flames players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Heby IF were winning 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raimundo Rey to make the kick off. Brian Johnsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johan Abelsson having to interfere. Heby IF's Nils Sikström got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Älmhult Flames booed when Heby IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Sikström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 62 minutes, Filip Lidström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Heby IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filip Lidström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francois Keuppens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nils Sikström went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Heby IF's Håkan Njurenius was substituted for Tobias Danielsson. Heby IF made a substitution. Bengt-Rune Gråberg replaced Wiktor Ivarsson. Francois Keuppens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Lidström in the 70th minute of the match. Francois Keuppens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filip Lidström in the 74th minute. Francois Keuppens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Sikström in the 75th minute of play. After 76 minutes, Torsten Kristiansson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Älmhult Flames and the Heby IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Heby IF booed when Älmhult Flames was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torsten Kristiansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils Sikström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francois Keuppens having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Njurenius in the 90th minute of play forced Älmhult Flames's goalkeeper Francois Keuppens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leo Vogels during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Heby IF booed when Älmhult Flames was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Vogels didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Heby IF's Claes Arvidsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francois Keuppens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Heby IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.