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Värnamo
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erlend Øvereng took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Värnamo RK's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Dahlgren came free, but Tytus Cichocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Marko Dahlgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Symphony Blue fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 9 minutes of play, Symphony Blue's Marko Dahlgren made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tytus Cichocki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tytus Cichocki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erlend Øvereng, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Tytus Cichocki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erlend Øvereng's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 23rd minute Erlend Øvereng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tytus Cichocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tytus Cichocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erlend Øvereng in the 25th minute of the match. Marko Dahlgren's late challenge caught a Värnamo RK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Dahlgren helped the player get up and apologised. Värnamo RK's Tytus Cichocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erlend Øvereng in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Erlend Øvereng made a precise shot to the right of Tytus Cichocki. Värnamo RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. If Erlend Øvereng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tytus Cichocki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erlend Øvereng went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erlend Øvereng in the 47th minute of play forced Värnamo RK's goalkeeper Tytus Cichocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-7 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benjamin Andersson to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Värnamo RK's goal looked a bit too open when Erlend Øvereng came free, but Tytus Cichocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 51 minutes into the game, Symphony Blue's Erlend Øvereng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tytus Cichocki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. After a rather tough play, Symphony Blue's Jack Ekenberg got a free kick in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Symphony Blue's Walter Hård got a free kick in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Bernt Bäcklin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Värnamo RK's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernt Bäcklin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Alefors breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. From close distance Erlend Øvereng pressed in the 0-9 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 63 minutes into the game. The supporters of Värnamo RK booed when Symphony Blue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irinel Stanca didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes, Värnamo RK's Leo Mossberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonas Alefors came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Värnamo RK reached it. 71 minutes into the match, Värnamo RK's goal looked a bit too open when Erlend Øvereng came free, but Tytus Cichocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Andersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Erlend Øvereng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tytus Cichocki was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Symphony Blue's Tytus Cichocki threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Erlend Øvereng, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Symphony Blue fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Symphony Blue's Erlend Øvereng looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-10 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 85th play minutes Erlend Øvereng shot 0-11, a short shot which went by Tytus Cichocki and just under the crossbar into goal. Tytus Cichocki made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Marko Dahlgren sent off a good shot on target. 94 minutes into the game, Symphony Blue's Erlend Øvereng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tytus Cichocki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-13. Symphony Blue played a much better game than Värnamo RK and deserved their victory. The Värnamo RK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.