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Tolvan
Spectators: 7908 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toader Drogba got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind A2 IF's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Alin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sjötorp IF were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after A2 IF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Doni Muli took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Stefan Vennersten got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nils-Erik Alin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When A2 IF's Nils-Emil Hansson in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sjötorp IF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th minute Benjamin Metsberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Fagrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils-Emil Hansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Fagrell having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Sjötorp IF's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Metsberg came free, but Roger Fagrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes, Toader Drogba made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sjötorp IF's Roger Fagrell tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastian Qvarnström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roger Fagrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils-Emil Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes Sjötorp IF got a freekick which was hit by Robert Andersson. Roger Fagrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Metsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a little luck, A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin got control of the ball when Décio Rola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roger Fagrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Glanselius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Nils-Emil Hansson 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. If Décio Rola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, Toader Drogba notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sjötorp IF's Roger Fagrell. Roger Fagrell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Décio Rola made a kick off. A collision led to Sjötorp IF getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Décio Rola hit a great ball. Roger Fagrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Metsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Glanselius in the 59th minute of play forced Sjötorp IF's goalkeeper Roger Fagrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes Sjötorp IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Christoffer Lundgren who took care of the corner kick. Boris Glanselius was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 64 minutes into the match, Sjötorp IF's Décio Rola sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nils-Erik Alin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led Sjötorp IF's Doni Muli to fire away a dangerous shot which Nils-Erik Alin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 67th minute, Allan Ahlberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A2 IF's Oscar Benet was substituted for Toader Drogba. After 68 played minutes Sjötorp IF got a freekick which was hit by Allan Ahlberg. In the 70th minute, Allan Ahlberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A2 IF made a substitution. Aydin Telic replaced Bo Pettersson. After a rather tough play, Sjötorp IF's Allan Ahlberg got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd match minute, Sjötorp IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Andersson to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, Sjötorp IF's goalkeeper Roger Fagrell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Emil Hansson. Roger Fagrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Glanselius in the 77th minute of the match. Andreas Alm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nils-Erik Alin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Alm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doni Muli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A2 IF's Nils-Erik Alin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Alm in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Andreas Alm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils-Erik Alin was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, A2 IF's Roger Fagrell threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Oscar Benet, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Roger Fagrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Glanselius in the 95th minute of play. When Andreas Alm came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Sjötorp IF 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 Andreas Alm couldn't finish the play. The A2 IF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.