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Norrköpings Parken
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bengt Askberg kicked off to start the match. Sakis Karvouniaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt Askberg in the 4th minute of play. Glyka Nera FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Bengt Askberg scored to the left of an out of position Sakis Karvouniaris, making the score, 1-0. 8 minutes in the game, Bengt Askberg fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sakis Karvouniaris having to interfere. After having played for 11 minutes, Wilhelm Martinsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IKS Norrköping's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilhelm Martinsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pelle Wennerqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenios Ioannidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Fragidis came free, but Pelle Wennerqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pelle Wennerqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Papaefthimiou in the 16th minute of play. With a little luck, Glyka Nera FC's Sakis Karvouniaris got control of the ball when Wilhelm Martinsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Jing Bin got free with Sakis Karvouniaris in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. John Ånger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Yu Jing Bin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Sakis Karvouniaris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 39 played minutes IKS Norrköping got a freekick which was hit by Yu Jing Bin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Martinsson in the 43rd minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Sakis Karvouniaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 played minutes Glyka Nera FC got a freekick which was hit by Stelios Egomitis. In the 47th minute, Yu Jing Bin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sakis Karvouniaris was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thalis Papaefthimiou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sakis Karvouniaris came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by IKS Norrköping's Wilhelm Martinsson. But to his dismay, Wilhelm Martinsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilhelm Martinsson in the 62nd minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Sakis Karvouniaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the game, Bengt Askberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Sakis Karvouniaris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute Yu Jing Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakis Karvouniaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sakis Karvouniaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilhelm Martinsson in the 70th minute of the match. Yu Jing Bin scored 6-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sakis Karvouniaris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute, Wilhelm Martinsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sakis Karvouniaris was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. 82 minutes into the game, IKS Norrköping's Yu Jing Bin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sakis Karvouniaris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. IKS Norrköping's Melker Bäckman was substituted for Bengt Askberg. There was no doubt that IKS Norrköping were the better team. IKS Norrköping's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.