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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ulrik Västberg made the kick off which started today's match. Köping's Ulf Wallman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Scotti in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute, Carlo Martano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Anselmo Scotti came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the AC Collins fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anselmo Scotti couldn't finish the play. Cristoforo Giacomini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jon Löfgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Köping getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Nils-Åke Arvidsson hit a great ball. After 21 minutes, Che Reale made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Köping's Ulf Wallman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24thth minute of the game Che Reale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Köping's Ulf Wallman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save AC Collins from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Alfredo Lemma managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Collins's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Lemma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulf Wallman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulf Wallman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Che Reale's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. If Anselmo Scotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulf Wallman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Che Reale, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Köping's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arrigo Di Luzio was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Collins's players had a chance to rest. After 36 minutes, Che Reale made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Köping's Ulf Wallman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ulf Wallman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Che Reale in the 40th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Nils-Åke Arvidsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Köping and the AC Collins players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nils-Åke Arvidsson hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Köping's Nils-Åke Arvidsson got his second yellow card of the match in the 43rd minute. The referee ordered Nils-Åke Arvidsson off the ground. After a defensive mix-up in Köping's zone, Anselmo Scotti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulf Wallman came out of the goal and Anselmo Scotti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Che Reale made the kick off in the second half. Ulf Wallman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Scotti in the 52nd minute. Anselmo Scotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 56 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Lemma. Köping's Ulf Wallman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Lemma in the 59th minute of play. Che Reale's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Ulf Wallman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Anselmo Scotti took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulf Wallman. Ulf Wallman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. AC Collins's Ferdinando Tamburrini was substituted for Carlo Martano. Che Reales short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Ulf Wallman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ulf Wallman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Che Reale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When AC Collins's Che Reale, in the 72nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for AC Collins. Ulf Wallman made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Anselmo Scotti sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute, Che Reale made a precise shot to the right of Ulf Wallman. Köping's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 89th minute, Anselmo Scotti 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. Ulf Wallman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Che Reale's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Ulf Wallman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Che Reale went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. When the match was over AC Collins could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Köping throughout the match.