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Anfield Gold Road
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fredric Drewitz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sung Cornell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Kullander, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 8 minutes into the game, when Peter Lindman put in a rough tackle. 7 minutes into the game, one of Manchester FF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Manchester FF:s Sung Cornell showed great skill when he stopped Vilhelm Eliasson:s penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Lenberg got free with Sung Cornell in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Manchester FF's goal looked a bit too open when Walter Kullander came free, but Sung Cornell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sung Cornell was a little too slow when Sven-Åke Hammarström got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Walter Kullander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lennart Stigsson's late challenge caught a Manchester FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lennart Stigsson helped the player get up and apologised. Sung Cornell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Kullander, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Sung Cornell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Flink in the 44th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

After 54 played minutes The Kop Boys got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Lenberg. 56 minutes into the match, Walter Kullander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sung Cornell. Manchester FF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Walter Kullander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manchester FF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 65th minute there was a penalty for The Kop Boys. Vilhelm Eliasson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sung Cornell. 4-0. After 71 played minutes Manchester FF got a freekick which was hit by Carl Lidman. If Walter Kullander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Walter Kullander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sung Cornell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Kullander, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Sebastian Lenberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Sung Cornell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Manchester FF's goal looked a bit too open when Walter Kullander came free, but Sung Cornell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester FF's Stefan Kielberg got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carl Lidman charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carl Lidman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carl Lidman kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Johannes Forssberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Lenberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Sung Cornell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Manchester FF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Kop Boys.