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Tikitaka of dreams
Spectators: 7270 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Timmy Sjöberg kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Frank Lund managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helmuts Boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Lund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustav Holm breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ludvig Eckegren hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The corner led FC Tikitaka's Ernst Sandwall to a score. 1-0 in the 9th minute. Gustav Holm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Arenstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the FC Tikitaka defense, Andreas Arenstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustav Holm. The FC Tikitaka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustav Holm should have stopped the shot. Andreas Arenstedt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gustav Holm having to make a save. After 23 minutes of play, Helmuts Boys's Frank Lund made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustav Holm was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Arenstedt in the 26th minute of play forced FC Tikitaka's goalkeeper Gustav Holm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Lustig made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anton Åkesson in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Helmuts Boys's Anders Lustig got control of the ball when Anton Åkesson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute, Anton Åkesson 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. A collision led to Helmuts Boys getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Stefan Helberg hit a great ball. After 40 played minutes Helmuts Boys got a freekick which was hit by Torbjörn Ström. If Timmy Sjöberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andreas Arenstedt succeeded in the game's 47th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. After the first half Helmuts Boys were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andreas Arenstedt to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, FC Tikitaka's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Arenstedt came free, but Gustav Holm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Lustig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Sjöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Anton Åkesson came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the FC Tikitaka 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 Anton Åkesson couldn't finish the play. Svante Hedman's late challenge caught a FC Tikitaka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svante Hedman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th minute, Svante Hedman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Christer Nyström in the 70th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Anders Lustig's left hand side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Helmuts Boys:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Tikitaka:s goal. If Frank Lund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Tikitaka's Marcus Spets got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Andreas Arenstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Helmuts Boys booed when FC Tikitaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernst Sandwall didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84thth minute of the game Andreas Arenstedt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Tikitaka's Gustav Holm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 85th minute, Marcus Spets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Arenstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustav Holm having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tikitaka's zone, Frank Lund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustav Holm came out of the goal and Frank Lund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gustav Holm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Lund in the 99th minute. Gustav Holm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Arenstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 100th minute. Helmuts Boys played a much better game than FC Tikitaka and deserved their victory. The FC Tikitaka players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.