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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Halkus Valkus BK's Ovidiu Spirea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ludwig Bock during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ludwig Bock hit a great ball. Jiří Grim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludwig Bock in the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to Halkus Valkus BK getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Uku Vana hit a great ball. The long shot by Niclas Nordin in the 10th minute really tested Jiří Grim's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hampus Eriksson during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ovidiu Spirea shot from long distance after 12 played minutes, a shot that Östen Röd with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. With a little luck, Halkus Valkus BK's Jiří Grim got control of the ball when Stig-Ove Blom tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute, Niclas Nordin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Shadows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Östen Röd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malte Danielsson in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Halkus Valkus BK's goalkeeper Jiří Grim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robin Bergstedt. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Ovidiu Spirea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Halkus Valkus BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ovidiu Spirea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Östen Röd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Östen Röd stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ovidiu Spirea's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Halkus Valkus BK's goalkeeper Jiří Grim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludwig Bock. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Ovidiu Spirea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Halkus Valkus BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ovidiu Spirea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Östen Röd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Halkus Valkus BK's Ovidiu Spirea got a free kick in the 31st minute. 38 minutes into the game, Ovidiu Spirea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Östen Röd was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Halkus Valkus BK getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Ovidiu Spirea hit a great ball. Jiří Grim acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sune Kvalfält. Malte Danielsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Östen Röd having to interfere. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Niclas Nordin hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elliott Klemensson to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Ludwig Bock 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 53 played minutes Halkus Valkus BK got a freekick which was hit by Uku Vana. After recieving a nice pass, The Shadows's Ludwig Bock tried to score from far away in the 53rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Nick Usel could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Östen Röd however easily saved by the left post. After having played for 62 minutes, Ovidiu Spirea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Halkus Valkus BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovidiu Spirea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Halkus Valkus BK booed when The Shadows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Bergstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Halkus Valkus BK's zone, Robin Bergstedt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jiří Grim came out of the goal and Robin Bergstedt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Malte Danielsson got free with Östen Röd in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, The Shadows's Niclas Nordin got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Halkus Valkus BK made a substitution. Lütfullah Tan replaced Nick Usel. Niclas Nordin hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Jiří Grim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludwig Bock in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute of the match, Ovidiu Spirea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Östen Röd was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 89th minute, Sotirios Papagiannopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.