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ARENA FESTYN
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Gert Carlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edgar Finsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gert Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. FC Karlskoga's Edgar Finsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gert Carlsson in the 28th minute of play. The Lions's Evert Mellberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save The Lions from getting a goal against them. Edgar Finsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigiusz Tomaszewski in the 33rd minute of play forced The Lions's goalkeeper Evert Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Gert Carlsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Karlskoga's Edgar Finsberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gert Carlsson in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Finsberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Lions's Stig-Ove Gustafsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edgar Finsberg in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigiusz Tomaszewski in the 44th minute of play forced The Lions's goalkeeper Evert Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sonny Algren got free with Evert Mellberg in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 47 minutes into the match, FC Karlskoga's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Jonasson came free, but Edgar Finsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arne Jonasson made a kick off. Gert Carlsson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 51st playminute. The audience was convinced that Arne Jonasson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgar Finsberg was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, The Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Remigiusz Tomaszewski came free, but Evert Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Sonny Algren made a precise shot to the right of Evert Mellberg. The Lions's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. If Gert Carlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgar Finsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arne Jonasson in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Karlskoga's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stig-Ove Gustafsson was slow to take the kick. During this time The Lions's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Iustin Braniște heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The Lions's Gert Carlsson got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The The Lions players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.