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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bengt-Arne Bäckman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lennart Vidman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Sigvard Lundkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Ahlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fredrik Lindblom kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Arsenal FC's Malte Boström got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Lennart Vidman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sigvard Lundkvist. Arsenal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lennart Vidman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Arne Bäckman in the 15th minute of play forced NY Rangers's goalkeeper Jesper Garvetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when NY Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Vidman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Malte Boström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Jesper Garvetti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nils-Erik Ahlroht kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Jesper Garvetti acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 24th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sven-Edvin Strömberg. Daniel Ahlin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Sigvard Lundkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when NY Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Jansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bengt-Arne Bäckman in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jesper Garvetti saved NY Rangers from getting behind. After 37 minutes, Malte Boström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal FC and the NY Rangers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Malte Boström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jesper Garvetti made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Malte Boström sent off a good shot on target. If Lennart Vidman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jesper Garvetti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Malte Boström in the 46th minute. After the first half NY Rangers were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lennart Vidman to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind NY Rangers's goalkeeper Jesper Garvetti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Malte Boström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesper Garvetti having to interfere. A collision led to NY Rangers getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Nils-Erik Ahlroht hit a great ball. Malte Boström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesper Garvetti having to interfere. Jesper Garvetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georg Mossberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenal FC's Sten Bergström suffered a sore knee after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jens Frykberg hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Malte Boström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal FC's zone, Daniel Ahlin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sigvard Lundkvist came out of the goal and Daniel Ahlin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Malte Boström came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Malte Boström couldn't finish the play. If Georg Mossberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malte Boström in the 80th minute of play forced NY Rangers's goalkeeper Jesper Garvetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Malte Boström came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Malte Boström couldn't finish the play. When Arsenal FC's Malte Boström in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NY Rangers's goalie prevented a goal. Malte Boström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesper Garvetti having to interfere. When Lennart Vidman came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the NY Rangers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lennart Vidman couldn't finish the play. Malte Boström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in NY Rangers's zone, Georg Mossberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesper Garvetti came out of the goal and Georg Mossberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.