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Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henning Lundgren started the match with the kick off. Arvin Kullgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malte Wall having to interfere. Arvin Kullgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Esset's zone, Sven Beckman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Malte Wall came out of the goal and Sven Beckman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malte Wall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arvin Kullgren in the 17th minute. Harald Hägert charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harald Hägert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rafis Kött & Video getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Harald Hägert hit a great ball. When Karl-Axel Hylander fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rafis Kött & Video's protests and gave Karl-Axel Hylander a yellow card for diving instead. 22 minutes into the game, one of Rafis Kött & Video:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Malte Wall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arvin Kullgren in the 30th minute. Malte Wall made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Arvin Kullgren sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the game, Fred Rönn threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Esset's Karl Odeen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Beckman in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Esset's goalkeeper Malte Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Arvin Kullgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rafis Kött & Video's supporters rose to their feet, but Arvin Kullgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Malte Wall breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sven Beckman made a kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Esset's Jarl Lange got a free kick in the 51st minute. August Vacker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonas Stor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Henning Lundgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Esset's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henning Lundgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Jarl Lange hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven Beckman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Malte Wall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Rafis Kött & Video's zone, Henning Lundgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Stor came out of the goal and Henning Lundgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carl Danielsson's late challenge caught a Rafis Kött & Video's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carl Danielsson helped the player get up and apologised. Carl Danielsson kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 77 minutes FC Esset's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jörgen Hedström who took care of the corner kick. Rafis Kött & Video's Jörgen Hedström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Malte Wall in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 78th minute, Carl Danielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, FC Esset's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Beckman came free, but Malte Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Karl-Axel Hylander threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Esset's Jarl Lange quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Malte Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Beckman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 played minutes FC Esset got a freekick which was hit by Karl Odeen. After some careless play in the FC Esset defense, Sven Beckman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Malte Wall. The FC Esset fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Malte Wall should have stopped the shot. Sven Beckman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee gave Rafis Kött & Video a penalty, 97 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jörgen Hedström, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Esset's Malte Wall. 2-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rafis Kött & Video had played much better football throughout.