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Gunnar Gren Arena
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Valentin Samuelsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kristoffer Gernberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Samuelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Åke Björklund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gråsmarks FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 13 played minutes Valentin Samuelsson rounded Gråsmarks FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Mikael Hammarström 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. Åke Björklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Robert Västerstrand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valentin Samuelsson's late challenge caught a Gråsmarks FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Samuelsson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Hjuvik FC's Valentin Samuelsson got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Valentin Samuelsson fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kristoffer Gernberg, passed just outside the right post. An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Valentin Samuelsson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Otto Smefeldt scored 2-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristoffer Gernberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Åke Björklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robert Västerstrand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikael Hammarström in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gråsmarks FC's zone, Valentin Samuelsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristoffer Gernberg came out of the goal and Valentin Samuelsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 45 minutes into the match, Hjuvik FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Hammarström came free, but Robert Västerstrand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Henrik Sandell took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Kristoffer Gernberg to make any attempt to save it.

The wind increased when Mikael Hammarström made the kick off in the second half. Gråsmarks FC's Kristoffer Gernberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Samuelsson in the 59th minute of play. Åke Björklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Robert Västerstrand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Mikael Hammarström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gråsmarks FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikael Hammarström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robert Västerstrand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Åke Björklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 83 minutes, Valentin Samuelsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hjuvik FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Samuelsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robert Västerstrand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Åke Björklund in the 88th minute. Robert Västerstrand was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mikael Hammarström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 90 minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Åke Björklund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Robert Västerstrand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gråsmarks FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Hjuvik FC had controlled the match.