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City of Drip
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) DripNDrop's Lars-Erik Ahlberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4thth minute of the game Adrian Linqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but South Beach Gators FC's Jens-Erik Vikström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aaron Arvidsson's late challenge caught a South Beach Gators FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Arvidsson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, DripNDrop's Aaron Arvidsson got a free kick in the 5th minute. Jörgen Järnkrok blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Per-Oskar Sefastsson having to make a save. Per-Oskar Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Aronsson in the 12th minute of the match. South Beach Gators FC's Ian Smefeldt quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Olof Löfgren, made in the 16th minute of the game. In the 19th minute Jörgen Järnkrok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Oskar Sefastsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Ingvall in the 22nd minute of play forced DripNDrop's goalkeeper Per-Oskar Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Hugo Blanck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jörgen Järnkrok came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the South Beach Gators 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 Jörgen Järnkrok couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Petter Hultman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The South Beach Gators FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 42nd minute Jörgen Järnkrok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Oskar Sefastsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jens-Erik Vikström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lars-Erik Ahlberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 44 minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jörgen Järnkrok was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to DripNDrop getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Hugo Blanck hit a great ball. DripNDrop's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Jörgen Järnkrok scored to the left of an out of position Per-Oskar Sefastsson, making the score, 1-2. 57 minutes into the match, Villiam Lindqvist notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of South Beach Gators FC's Jens-Erik Vikström. Jens-Erik Vikström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Petter Hultman fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Beach Gators FC's protests and gave Petter Hultman a yellow card for diving instead. After 61 played minutes South Beach Gators FC got a freekick which was hit by Petter Hultman. Jens-Erik Vikström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars-Erik Ahlberg in the 65th minute of play. After 67 played minutes DripNDrop got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Gustafsson. Jörgen Järnkrok could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Per-Oskar Sefastsson made a huge save. Villiam Lindqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Jörgen Järnkrok managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Beach Gators FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jörgen Järnkrok was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Per-Oskar Sefastsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jens-Erik Vikström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars-Erik Ahlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 2-3 became the score in the 79th minute when Jörgen Järnkrok elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 82nd minute Jörgen Järnkrok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Oskar Sefastsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. South Beach Gators FC's attentive Petter Hultman managed to snatch the ball when Hugo Blanck made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. South Beach Gators FC were furious when Arne Springfält was red carded, 88 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for South Beach Gators FC! A collision led to South Beach Gators FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Gilbert Axelsson hit a great ball. After 96 minutes of play, South Beach Gators FC's Jörgen Järnkrok made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Per-Oskar Sefastsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! South Beach Gators FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.