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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sakarias Hellbom started the match with the kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Jim Bratt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gnesta Oilers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jim Bratt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sven-Arne Eklund made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Sakarias Hellbom sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Bratt in the 8th minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Sven-Arne Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 18 minutes on the clock, Sakarias Gudmundsson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bennis! Bennis:s Sven-Arne Eklund showed great skill when he stopped Sven-Åke Gadd:s penalty. 19 minutes into the match, Sven-Åke Gadd notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Bennis's Sven-Arne Eklund. Sven-Arne Eklund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stig Qvarnström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erling Bergfelt having to interfere. Sven-Arne Eklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Bratt, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Bratt came free, but Sven-Arne Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Arne Eklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sakarias Hellbom in the 28th minute. Erling Bergfelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiph Öberg in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Benny Ellen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Gnesta Oilers's Sven-Arne Eklund threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jim Bratt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bennis's Sven-Arne Eklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Bennis from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Bennis's zone, Jim Bratt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Arne Eklund came out of the goal and Jim Bratt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sonny Jonasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 43 played minutes Bennis got a freekick which was hit by Filiph Öberg. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jim Bratt during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Jim Bratt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filiph Öberg was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Christopher Malm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filiph Öberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erling Bergfelt having to interfere. Sven-Arne Eklund didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jim Bratt went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Sven-Arne Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jim Bratt in the 74th minute of play. 3-0 became the score in the 77th minute when Jim Bratt elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gnesta Oilers's Erling Bergfelt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sonny Jonasson in the 84th minute of play. Sven-Arne Eklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Bratt, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Rikard Östlund put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Gnesta Oilers getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Rikard Östlund hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Bennis's Filiph Öberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erling Bergfelt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bennis's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Gnesta Oilers had won, even though Bennis had held more of the ball.