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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Club Atlético Escocia booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torsten Berglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Mattias Willig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mean Machine's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atlético Escocia the free kick. In the 13th minute of the match, Jan Ekenberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bartolo Vitin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Bartolo Vitin made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Jan Ekenberg sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Willig to maneuver through the defense. Stig-Arne Wallin's late challenge caught a Club Atlético Escocia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stig-Arne Wallin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Stig-Arne Wallin hit a great ball. If Arturo Madaleno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Kleen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Elazar in the 29th minute of the match. Jan Ekenberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Bartolo Vitin made a huge save. Bartolo Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Ekenberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mean Machine's Casper Kleen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltasar Elazar in the 35th minute of play. Henry Alebäck received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bartolo Vitin came out and tried to block the shot, but Henry Alebäck slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 36th minute. After 39 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Henry Alebäck. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Mean Machine's goalkeeper Casper Kleen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Jan Ekenberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bartolo Vitin. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 45th minute, Jan Ekenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan Ekenberg to make the kick off. Club Atlético Escocia's Bartolo Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Ekenberg in the 51st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jan Ekenberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartolo Vitin was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robin Hultstrand during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Robin Hultstrand kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Club Atlético Escocia made a substitution. Eugenio Ferrando replaced Natalio Oliveiro. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Robin Hultstrand got a free kick in the 61st minute. Narciso Sauveur might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Kleen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Narciso Sauveur ran back to his position shaking his head. Jan Ekenberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bartolo Vitin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Ekenberg's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Escocia's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Ekenberg came free, but Bartolo Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Ekenberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Vitin having to interfere. Gösta Kämpe hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Mean Machine's Casper Kleen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltasar Elazar in the 83rd minute of play. Bartolo Vitin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Ekenberg went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 90thth minute of the game Jan Ekenberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Escocia's Bartolo Vitin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arturo Madaleno's late challenge caught a Mean Machine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arturo Madaleno helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Escocia's Arturo Madaleno got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Rune Åhman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mean Machine's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atlético Escocia the free kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mean Machine had played much better football throughout.