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Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brian Mellbad got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Josef Bålström notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Wengers Gunners's Ola Alebom. Ola Alebom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 6th minute Josef Bålström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ola Alebom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ola Alebom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Colas Cortez in the 7th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Josef Bålström in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ola Alebom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Colas Cortez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ola Alebom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Wengers Gunners's Malte Carlsson got a free kick in the 16th minute. Christoffer Lilja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jesper Granberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Wengers Gunners booed when Glommen United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesper Granberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 27 minutes, Christoffer Lilja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glommen United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christoffer Lilja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Wengers Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Jesper Granberg came free, but Ola Alebom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josef Bålström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st minute, Josef Bålström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glommen United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 38th minute, Christoffer Lilja got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dan Pilblad struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Ola Alebom didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glommen United. After a defensive mix-up in Wengers Gunners's zone, Jesper Granberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ola Alebom came out of the goal and Jesper Granberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the game, Christoffer Lilja cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Ola Alebom was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Josef Bålström was the one to do the kick off. Dan Pilblad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ola Alebom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Wengers Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Colas Cortez came free, but Ola Alebom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Josef Bålström got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Wengers Gunners defense, Dan Pilblad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ola Alebom. The Wengers Gunners fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ola Alebom should have stopped the shot. Ola Alebom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dan Pilblad went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Wengers Gunners's Ola Alebom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoffer Lilja in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Wengers Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Josef Bålström came free, but Ola Alebom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glommen United's Arvid Elg was substituted for Casper Jonasson. Colas Cortez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Josef Bålström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glommen United's supporters rose to their feet, but Josef Bålström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ola Alebom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 77 minutes into the game, Dan Pilblad recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ola Alebom. Dan Pilblad showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. Dan Pilblad might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ola Alebom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dan Pilblad ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd minute, Dan Pilblad got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Josef Bålström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glommen United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. 88 minutes into the match, Jesper Granberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ola Alebom. Wengers Gunners's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jesper Granberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. After 92 minutes, Helge Stabbe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wengers Gunners and the Glommen United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wengers Gunners's Helge Stabbe got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Christoffer Lilja struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Ola Alebom didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glommen United. In the 97th minute, Jesper Granberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ola Alebom was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. Glommen United'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.