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Svartvallen
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niklas Lundqvist kicked off to start the match. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göran Cane in the 3rd minute of play. Björn Andberg hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the game, Bo á Bø threw the ball into play from the sideline. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Alvar Vibjörnsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 10th minute, Göran Cane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Svartvallstjärnens IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 13 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Li Fei Xu. In the 23rd minute Slawomir Cisek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Linus Ahlquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Tore Svartström was substituted for Elliott Malmberg. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Linus Ahlquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Fei Xu in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match The Shadows got a corner. Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ni Zhen Ying ran over to the corner to take the kick. Linus Ahlquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 33 minutes, Bastian Von Axelson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Shadows and the Svartvallstjärnens IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Shadows's Bastian Von Axelson got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Lundqvist in the 35th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper Linus Ahlquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svartvallstjärnens IF were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after The Shadows's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Björn Andberg took the corner. The corner led Svartvallstjärnens IF's Björn Andberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcos Basso despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Göran Cane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Göran Cane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Shadows made a substitution. Torgny Söderström replaced Slawomir Cisek. Tomas Kvalfält hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Tomas Kvalfält hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Shadows's Ni Yu Feng was substituted for Bo á Bø. Svartvallstjärnens IF made a substitution. Villiam Marklund replaced Tore Svartström. Tomas Kvalfält hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Göran Cane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Basso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Shadows's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Björn Andberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Svartvallstjärnens IF's players had a chance to rest. Björn Andberg made a great header on Svartvallstjärnens IF's corner, it was just that The Shadows's Marcos Basso managed to reach the ball for a save. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göran Cane in the 76th minute of play. Ni Zhen Ying made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Herbert Holmgren. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Cane in the 83rd minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Marcos Basso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 played minutes Svartvallstjärnens IF got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Hägert. The audience was convinced that Göran Cane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Basso was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Svartvallstjärnens IF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.