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Gullspång Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luciano Contratas got the match started through his kick off. Fighting Irish Notre Dame's Luciano Contratas got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Tomas Åkesson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fighting Irish Notre Dame's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Åkesson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pär Biörling breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jerzy Sala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Alegren in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of Gullspång booed when Fighting Irish Notre Dame was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Åkesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Patrick Alegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Patrick Alegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Henry Bredberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Gullspång's Jerzy Sala threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Patrick Alegren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kent Wall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Jerzy Sala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Fighting Irish Notre Dame booed when Gullspång was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ted Wallmark didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fighting Irish Notre Dame's Jerzy Sala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Alegren in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Fighting Irish Notre Dame's zone, Patrick Alegren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerzy Sala came out of the goal and Patrick Alegren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kent Wall who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Jerzy Sala when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

The wind increased when Patrick Alegren made the kick off in the second half. When Kent Wall came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Gullspång 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 Kent Wall couldn't finish the play. Tomas Åkesson kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Jerzy Sala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Alegren in the 57th minute of the match. Jerzy Sala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Wall, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Gullspång booed when Fighting Irish Notre Dame was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Åkesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 played minutes, Gullspång's Rickard Rudberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerzy Sala came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gullspång reached it. Kent Wall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 minutes, Patrick Alegren made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Fighting Irish Notre Dame's Jerzy Sala tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Fighting Irish Notre Dame's Jerzy Sala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kent Wall in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Kent Wall managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gullspång's supporters rose to their feet, but Kent Wall was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerzy Sala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kent Wall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Sala having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Patrick Alegren 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Patrick Alegren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gullspång's supporters rose to their feet, but Patrick Alegren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerzy Sala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Fighting Irish Notre Dame defense, Patrick Alegren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerzy Sala. The Fighting Irish Notre Dame fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerzy Sala should have stopped the shot. In the 96th minute of the match, Luciano Contratas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pär Biörling saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Fighting Irish Notre Dame players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gullspång.