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Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Black Cold started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jorden Blomme hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Gösta Andreasson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Black Cold left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ninjas FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 16th minute Spike Bond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gösta Andreasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicky Sansom hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. The Ninjas FK fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Ninjas FK's Black Cold looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Black Cold in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mattias Sawyer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Memphis Grizzlies's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nils-Emil Finman was slow to take the kick. During this time Ninjas FK's players had a chance to rest. Nils-Emil Finman made a great header on Ninjas FK's corner, it was just that Memphis Grizzlies's Mattias Sawyer managed to reach the ball for a save. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Nicky Sansom with Albert Henry as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Erling Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erling Haaland to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Erling Haaland came free, but Gösta Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Black Cold 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. In the 62nd minute, Erling Haaland 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. Memphis Grizzlies's Brian Kay was substituted for Brandon Branson. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Samuil Saldzhiev replaced Albert Henry. Memphis Grizzlies's Sam Bates was substituted for Erling Haaland. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nils-Emil Finman during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 69 played minutes Ninjas FK got a freekick which was hit by Nils-Emil Finman. After 78 minutes of play, Ninjas FK's Black Cold made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mattias Sawyer was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Ninjas FK booed when Memphis Grizzlies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian Kay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Gösta Andreasson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Romeo Crocker kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. A hard shot by Nils-Emil Finman from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Mattias Sawyer's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 93 minutes into the match, Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Mattias Sawyer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stor Stad. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ninjas FK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.