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Axvall
Spectators: 7118 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 5) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mansur Özen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gert Haraldsson struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Torsten Skager didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sturkö. Mansur Özen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Reine Bergman having to make a save. Torsten Skager showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gert Haraldsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Sturkö's goal looked a bit too open when Mansur Özen came free, but Reine Bergman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Johansson in the 20th minute of play forced Axvall FF's goalkeeper Torsten Skager to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axvall FF's Torsten Skager played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Nordström in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 22 minutes, Mansur Özen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Axvall FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mansur Özen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stefan Nordström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Sturkö getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Jan Västlund hit a great ball. Christopher Nyman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reine Bergman having to interfere. Nils-Emil Nordal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Reine Bergman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reine Bergman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mansur Özen in the 34th minute. Torsten Skager made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Västlund in the 38th minute of play. Nils-Emil Nordal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reine Bergman having to interfere. In the 44th minute Stefan Nordström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsten Skager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Västlund in the 46th minute of play forced Axvall FF's goalkeeper Torsten Skager to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsten Skager showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Johansson in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stefan Nordström to make the kick off. After 50 minutes, Nils-Emil Nordal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Axvall FF and the Sturkö players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nils-Emil Nordal hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. In the 56thth minute of the game Mansur Özen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sturkö's Reine Bergman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Torsten Skager made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gert Haraldsson in the 58th minute. After having played for 60 minutes, Mansur Özen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Axvall FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mansur Özen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gert Haraldsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Torsten Skager tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gert Haraldsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Sturkö booed when Axvall FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Blom didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72ndth minute of the game Mansur Özen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sturkö's Reine Bergman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Johansson in the 73rd minute of play forced Axvall FF's goalkeeper Torsten Skager to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sturkö's Jonatan Fredriksson got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Ingvar Tunander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reine Bergman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 79 minutes into the game, Gert Haraldsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Torsten Skager was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st match minute, Axvall FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christopher Nyman to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Folke Ahlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sturkö's supporters rose to their feet, but Folke Ahlberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Torsten Skager breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Torsten Skager made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Gert Haraldsson sent off a good shot on target. Torsten Skager made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Nordström in the 85th minute of play. Torsten Skager took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Johansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes, Mansur Özen made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sturkö's Reine Bergman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Axvall FF's Nils-Emil Nordal got a free kick in the 96th minute.