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Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) When Elof Berggren fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored IFK Vasastan's protests and gave Elof Berggren a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes IFK Vasastan got a freekick which was hit by Elof Berggren. Maximilian Sigman took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isac Biörling. Isac Biörling dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Skellefteå RK's Isac Biörling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Canor in the 15th minute of play. Håkan Kuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerard Staal in the 18th minute of the match. With a little luck, IFK Vasastan's Håkan Kuse got control of the ball when Matthias Almqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. When IFK Vasastan's Maximilian Sigman in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skellefteå RK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 36th minute, Leonides Canor 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. Isac Biörling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonides Canor went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 40th match minute, IFK Vasastan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barney Tearle to maneuver through the defense. Håkan Kuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Staal in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gerard Staal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Skellefteå RK booed when IFK Vasastan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elof Berggren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Håkan Kuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard Staal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57th play minutes Maximilian Sigman shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Isac Biörling and just under the crossbar into goal. After some careless play in the IFK Vasastan defense, Gerard Staal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Håkan Kuse. The IFK Vasastan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Håkan Kuse should have stopped the shot. After 66 minutes Skellefteå RK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Barney Tearle who took care of the corner kick. Maximilian Sigmans short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Isac Biörling to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Leonides Canor hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Håkan Kuse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Matthias Almqvist, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. IFK Vasastan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.