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Älmekulla IP
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raimundo Rey took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Torsten Berggren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francois Keuppens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, Lukas Käcker notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Älmhult Flames's Francois Keuppens. Francois Keuppens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 10 minutes into the game, Lukas Käcker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Francois Keuppens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Busk in the 13th minute of play forced Älmhult Flames's goalkeeper Francois Keuppens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddie Mellbad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francois Keuppens having to interfere. Kullavik FF's Torsten Berggren got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Älmhult Flames's Francois Keuppens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torsten Berggren in the 23rd minute of play. Torsten Berggren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dan Olenberg's late challenge caught a Kullavik FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dan Olenberg helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Älmhult Flames getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Dan Olenberg hit a great ball. Francois Keuppens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torsten Berggren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kullavik FF's Freddie Mellbad got a free kick in the 37th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Philipp Kuester got free with Pelle Vennerlund in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nils Busk to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Nils Busk notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Älmhult Flames's Francois Keuppens. Francois Keuppens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 54th minute, Torsten Berggren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francois Keuppens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 60 minutes into the match, Kullavik FF's goal looked a bit too open when Philipp Kuester came free, but Pelle Vennerlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Älmhult Flames defense, Torsten Berggren 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. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Nils Busk sped through Älmhult Flames's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Francois Keuppens. The crowd rose to their feet as Kullavik FF's Nils Busk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Francois Keuppens. That made the score 0-10 after 73 minutes of play. In the 76th match minute, Älmhult Flames was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Bordat to maneuver through the defense. Nils Busk was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Nils Busk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Francois Keuppens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 82 minutes Älmhult Flames's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nils Busk who took care of the corner kick. Pelle Vennerlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philipp Kuester, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Raimundo Rey recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Älmhult Flames's Dan Olenberg got a free kick in the 89th minute. Francois Keuppens made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Wiktor Nyberg sent off a good shot on target. After 91 played minutes Älmhult Flames got a freekick which was hit by Leo Vogels. After a rather tough play, Kullavik FF's Arvin Almstedt got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kullavik FF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.