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Bodafors RK vallen
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Knodi Kouidri got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melker Runberg in the 5th minute of play forced Copa United's goalkeeper Evert Petersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Gallin came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Copa United's Knodi Kouidri. But to his dismay, Knodi Kouidri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copa United's goalkeeper Evert Petersson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Melker Runberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evert Petersson was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Evert Petersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melker Runberg in the 20th minute of the match. Surgeons United were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Copa United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nils Fagerberg took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Zula Komornicki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Evert Petersson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rikard Berggren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Evert Petersson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Knodi Kouidri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Gallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Copa United were awarded a corner. Konrad Niedzwiecki went to the cornerflag to take it. Konrad Niedzwiecki struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Eddie Gallin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Copa United. If Anthon Forsberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Surgeons United's attentive Zula Komornicki managed to snatch the ball when Beto Vidal made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. Evert Petersson had great luck who in the 36thth minute grab hold of the ball when Melker Runberg from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Copa United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nils Fagerberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Surgeons United's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Surgeons United's corner Nils Fagerberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Evert Petersson quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Surgeons United's Melker Runberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Evert Petersson. That made the score 1-1 after 43 minutes of play. Cipriano Maia's late challenge caught a Surgeons United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cipriano Maia helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Copa United getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Cipriano Maia hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Rikard Berggren made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melker Runberg in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evert Petersson saved Copa United from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Melker Runberg put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Evert Petersson. After having played for 58 minutes, Melker Runberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Surgeons United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melker Runberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 59th minute Rikard Berggren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evert Petersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Anthon Forsberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Knodi Kouidri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eddie Gallin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Hampus Boklund kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Melker Runberg struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Evert Petersson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Surgeons United. Surgeons United's Rikard Berggren got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evert Petersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melker Runberg in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th match minute, Copa United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Bäckström to maneuver through the defense. Evert Petersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rikard Berggren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute of the match Surgeons United got a corner. Copa United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nils Fagerberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Surgeons United's Nils Fagerberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Evert Petersson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Rikard Berggren came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Surgeons United 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 Rikard Berggren couldn't finish the play. Konrad Niedzwiecki struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Eddie Gallin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Copa United. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikard Berggren in the 84th minute of play forced Copa United's goalkeeper Evert Petersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rikard Berggren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Copa United's goal looked a bit too open when Rikard Berggren came free, but Evert Petersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Copa United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! After having played for 97 minutes, Rikard Berggren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Surgeons United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rikard Berggren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.