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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vetlandas Änglar's Sven-Ove Alstedt 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. Birka FC's Stig-Arne Tinglöf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Birka FC from getting a goal against them. When Daniel Salkvist fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Birka FC's protests and gave Daniel Salkvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th minute, Daniel Salkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Birka FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Sverker Alstedt hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Vetlandas Änglar's goal looked a bit too open when Sverker Alstedt came free, but Evert Esbjörnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes, Freddie Wiklund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birka FC and the Vetlandas Änglar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th minute, Freddie Wiklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stig-Arne Tinglöf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Ove Alstedt in the 21st minute of play. If Timmy Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sverker Alstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, Vetlandas Änglar's goal looked a bit too open when Sverker Alstedt came free, but Evert Esbjörnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Vetlandas Änglar's Sven-Arne Nyberg got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Sverker Alstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Evert Esbjörnsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sverker Alstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sven-Ove Alstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Arne Tinglöf having to interfere. Freddie Wallengren's late challenge caught a Birka FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Freddie Wallengren helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Freddie Wallengren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sverker Alstedt was the one to do the kick off. Timmy Holmgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Stig-Arne Tinglöf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Ove Alstedt in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig-Arne Tinglöf prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Timmy Holmgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Stig-Arne Tinglöf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Ove Alstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Arne Tinglöf having to interfere. Stig-Arne Tinglöf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Ove Alstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the game, Aaron Collin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birka FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vetlandas Änglar the free kick. A collision led to Birka FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Aaron Collin hit a great ball. In the 66th minute Sven-Arne Nyberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig-Arne Tinglöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stig-Arne Tinglöf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Ove Alstedt in the 69th minute of the match. Sverker Alstedt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Evert Esbjörnsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vetlandas Änglar's Evert Esbjörnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sverker Alstedt in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birka FC's goalkeeper Stig-Arne Tinglöf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Timmy Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timmy Holmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. If Sven-Ove Alstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timmy Holmgren in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stig-Arne Tinglöf saved Birka FC from getting behind. If Freddie Wiklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timmy Holmgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig-Arne Tinglöf didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Ove Alstedt went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Birka FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.