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Årsta Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Billström made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Årsta getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Dan Damm hit a great ball. Torgny Galle's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edwin Klemensson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Uttran's goalkeeper Greger Månsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Richard Blomkvist. Yngve Alegren charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yngve Alegren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th match minute, Uttran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yngve Alegren to maneuver through the defense. Dag Alén hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Karl-Axel Brander kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Stellan Lidström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th 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 Årsta booed when Uttran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Kruse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Årsta's zone, Torgny Galle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edwin Klemensson came out of the goal and Torgny Galle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Årsta defense, Torgny Galle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwin Klemensson. The Årsta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwin Klemensson should have stopped the shot. Richard Blomkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greger Månsson having to interfere. If Richard Blomkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Torgny Galle in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin Klemensson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Richard Blomkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute Marcus Billström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin Klemensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Stellan Lidström made the kick off in the second half. Stellan Lidström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Blomkvist in the 56th minute of play forced Uttran's goalkeeper Greger Månsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Stellan Lidström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Greger Månsson was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, Uttran's Torgny Galle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin Klemensson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yngve Alegren hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Årsta's Håkan Åhlberg broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Richard Blomkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Årsta's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Blomkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Greger Månsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Uttran's Greger Månsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stellan Lidström in the 72nd minute of play. In the 78th minute Richard Blomkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greger Månsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stellan Lidström in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Greger Månsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st minute Stellan Lidström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greger Månsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Blomkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greger Månsson having to interfere. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Uttran's goalkeeper Greger Månsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Richard Blomkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Greger Månsson. Uttran's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Richard Blomkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Greger Månsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Blomkvist in the 97th minute of the match. Årsta were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.