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Polcirkel Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) After a defensive mix-up in Abbekås RK's zone, Martin Odén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Lindqvist came out of the goal and Martin Odén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Nicanor Osoro hit a great ball. Esbjörn Söder hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. George Lindqvist was a little too slow when Martin Odén got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. 21 minutes into the match, Abbekås RK's goalkeeper George Lindqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Odén. Juoksengi were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Abbekås RK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eskil Gustafsson took the corner. Stefan Bock kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. George Lindqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Odén in the 27th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Juoksengi's Martin Odén slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of George Lindqvist. That made the score 3-0 after 27 minutes of play. Juoksengi's Eskil Gustafsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Magnus Trulsson in the 31 minute of the game. Martin Odén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Juoksengi's Martin Odén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that George Lindqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 34th minute, John Wiberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 36 minutes, Martin Odén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juoksengi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Odén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the game, Magnus Trulsson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Juoksengi's Eskil Gustafsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Abbekås RK getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Magnus Trulsson hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the match, Abbekås RK's goalkeeper George Lindqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Odén.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Simon Danielsson was the one to do the kick off. Martin Odén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Lindqvist having to interfere. If Martin Odén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Lindqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Wiberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Ragnar Hägert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Andersson during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes Abbekås RK got a freekick which was hit by Simon Andersson. John Wiberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. George Lindqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Abbekås RK! A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. John Wiberg hit a great ball. George Lindqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Wiberg in the 92nd minute of play. Steve Yzerman struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. George Lindqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juoksengi. After 96 minutes of play, Juoksengi's Steve Yzerman made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Lindqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Juoksengi players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.