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Lovikka Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andreas Lundqvist made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Lovikka's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Lundqvist came free, but Rune Högman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rune Högman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Georg Qvalfeldt's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Live-Red FK's Einar Kilstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Lundqvist in the 10th minute of play. Andreas Lundqvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th 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, Lovikka's Tim Kinnman got a free kick in the 16th minute. When Jan-Olof Malm came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Live-Red FK 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 Jan-Olof Malm couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Georg Qvalfeldt in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rune Högman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rune Högman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Lundqvist in the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to Lovikka getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Emil Lövskog hit a great ball. In the 27th minute Mattias Kalfhage shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Högman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, Live-Red FK's Georg Qvalfeldt made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rune Högman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Georg Qvalfeldt took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rune Högman. Rune Högman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 37th minute, Jan-Olof Malm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Live-Red FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Georg Qvalfeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rune Högman having to interfere. Rune Högman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 44th play minutes Douglas Lundqvist shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Rune Högman and just under the crossbar into goal. Rune Högman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Kinnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Douglas Lundqvist was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Douglas Lundqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Live-Red FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Douglas Lundqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 53rd match minute, Lovikka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johan Tingberg to maneuver through the defense. Georg Qvalfeldt came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rune Högman could save by the left post. Live-Red FK's Douglas Lundqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jan-Olof Malm's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rune Högman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Fredrik Kinnman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rune Högman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Georg Qvalfeldt sped through Lovikka's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rune Högman. Peter Hellgren's late challenge caught a Live-Red FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peter Hellgren helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Live-Red FK booed when Lovikka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Hellgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lovikka's zone, Jan-Olof Malm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Högman came out of the goal and Jan-Olof Malm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rune Högman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Lundqvist in the 71st minute of the match. If Fredrik Kinnman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute Dan Käcker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Högman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Live-Red FK getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rickard Ek hit a great ball. Einar Kilstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Colin in the 78th minute of the match. If Jan-Olof Malm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Live-Red FK's Einar Kilstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johan Tingberg in the 82nd minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Georg Qvalfeldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rune Högman. Lovikka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Georg Qvalfeldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Rune Högman stood somewhat misplaced when Georg Qvalfeldt came free in front of goal and shot 0-8 to the left of him in the 93 minute. Live-Red FK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.