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Babes F.C Arena
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 110) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christoffer Hedlund started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind King Faisal Babes F.C.'s goalkeeper Ulf Målare, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 6 minutes, Arild Stavrum mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cesko United FC and the King Faisal Babes F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of King Faisal Babes F.C. booed when Cesko United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arild Stavrum didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andréas Jakobsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoffer Hedlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Cesko United FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Orvar Sjöström scored to the left of an out of position Andréas Jakobsson, making the score, 1-0. Andréas Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orvar Sjöström in the 16th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, King Faisal Babes F.C.'s Andréas Jakobsson threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christoffer Hedlund, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 23rd minute, Jon Sjögren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulf Målare was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, King Faisal Babes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Arild Stavrum came free, but Ulf Målare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulf Målare didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arild Stavrum went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 34th minute, Rickard Bengtsson 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. Ulf Målare came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Cesko United FC's Jon Sjögren. But to his dismay, Jon Sjögren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. 39 minutes in the game, Christoffer Hedlund fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Andréas Jakobsson having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Arild Stavrum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulf Målare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Cesko United FC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arild Stavrum stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arild Stavrum struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Ulf Målare didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cesko United FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orvar Sjöström in the 53rd minute of play forced Cesko United FC's goalkeeper Andréas Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes Arild Stavrum rounded King Faisal Babes F.C.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Hedlund in the 59th minute of play forced Cesko United FC's goalkeeper Andréas Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes of play, Cesko United FC's Jon Sjögren made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulf Målare was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute, Arild Stavrum fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Christoffer Hedlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andréas Jakobsson having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Orvar Sjöström made a precise shot to the right of Andréas Jakobsson. Cesko United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. Andréas Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Stenqvist in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Hedlund in the 77th minute of play forced Cesko United FC's goalkeeper Andréas Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Christoffer Hedlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andréas Jakobsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. King Faisal Babes F.C.'s Ulf Målare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arild Stavrum in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, King Faisal Babes F.C.'s Charles Holmgren got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Jon Sjögren took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulf Målare. Ulf Målare dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-7. The crowd rose to their feet as Arild Stavrum kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ulf Målare. That made the score 2-9 in the 95 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cesko United FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.