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KALGOORLIE STADIUM
Spectators: 7999 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1810, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cao Zhen took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Outback Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Kenny Alströmer came free, but Santos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Skytt kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Santos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenny Alströmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Takis Zafiriou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vilius Gudavičius in the 12th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Arvidsjaur FF's Kenny Alströmer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilius Gudavičius in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Kenny Alströmer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Santos Santos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kenny Alströmer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Santos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes Outback Fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zbyszek Pliszka who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Zbyszek Pliszka almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Outback Fc's Santos Santos did a great save. With a little luck, Arvidsjaur FF's Takis Zafiriou got control of the ball when Cao Zhen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Zhen in the 32nd minute of play. Cao Zhen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Takis Zafiriou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Outback Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zbyszek Pliszka was slow to take the kick. During this time Arvidsjaur FF's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Outback Fc defense, Martin Borre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Santos. The Outback Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Santos should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kenny Alströmer to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilius Gudavičius in the 52nd minute of play forced Arvidsjaur FF's goalkeeper Takis Zafiriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenny Alströmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Arvidsjaur FF were awarded a corner. Zbyszek Pliszka went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Arvidsjaur FF's corner Zbyszek Pliszka fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santos Santos quite easily take care of the ball. If Martin Borre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén was substituted for Kenny Alströmer. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Outback Fc's goalkeeper Santos Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Ian Odén ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 78 minutes into the game, Ian Odén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Santos Santos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 83 minutes into the match, Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84th minute Ian Odén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Odén in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Outback Fc getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Bennvar Beard hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Arvidsjaur FF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.