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Norrfjärden -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Keep it simple ☆'s Sören Wickander 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Norrfjärden IFK's Niclas Arvidsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthias Bergqvist. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of Norrfjärden IFK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Keep it simple ☆:s goal. The referee gave Keep it simple ☆ a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Olov Grep, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Norrfjärden IFK's Patrick Björklund. 1-1. Sören Wickander kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Wickander in the 24th minute of play forced Norrfjärden IFK's goalkeeper Patrick Björklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norrfjärden IFK's Rudolf Koch got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 33 minutes Norrfjärden IFK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olov Grep who took care of the corner kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rudolf Koch to strike the kick off in the second half. Mark Svanér took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matthias Bergqvist. Keep it simple ☆'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Niclas Arvidsson came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Norrfjärden IFK 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 Niclas Arvidsson couldn't finish the play. Rudolf Koch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthias Bergqvist having to interfere. If Niclas Arvidsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, Rudolf Koch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matthias Bergqvist. Keep it simple ☆'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rudolf Koch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Niclas Arvidsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Keep it simple ☆'s zone, Rudolf Koch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthias Bergqvist came out of the goal and Rudolf Koch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Niclas Arvidsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Verner Ekberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Patrick Björklund made a huge save. Martin Jonasson charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Jonasson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Norrfjärden IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Jonasson to maneuver through the defense. Niclas Arvidsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthias Bergqvist having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Rudolf Koch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Matthias Bergqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute, Verner Ekberg 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. When Rudolf Koch came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Norrfjärden IFK 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 Rudolf Koch couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Arvidsson in the 94th minute of play forced Keep it simple ☆'s goalkeeper Matthias Bergqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolf Koch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthias Bergqvist having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Norrfjärden IFK had played much better football throughout.