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Valskog
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 白鸿鸿 got the match started through his kick off. If Dries Mertens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herminio Joseph charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herminio Joseph the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes AL ITTIHAD FC got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Joseph. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind AL ITTIHAD FC's goalkeeper Davide Parco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Morgan Kollberg came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Valskog 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 Morgan Kollberg couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Osvald Torstensson notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of AL ITTIHAD FC's Davide Parco. Davide Parco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Valskog IF getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Morgan Kollberg hit a great ball. Osvald Torstensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Parco having to interfere. Magne Lindström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 白鸿鸿, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that 白鸿鸿's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Magne Lindström was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After 30 minutes Valskog IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rune Fors who took care of the corner kick. Rune Fors made a great header on AL ITTIHAD FC's corner, it was just that Valskog IF's Magne Lindström managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 32nd minute 白鸿鸿 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magne Lindström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 白鸿鸿 in the 37th minute of play forced Valskog IF's goalkeeper Magne Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magne Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 白鸿鸿, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. AL ITTIHAD FC's Herminio Joseph got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Herminio Joseph off the ground. If Elliott Lilja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Osvald Torstensson to strike the kick off in the second half. Henrik Åman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Magne Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 55 played minutes Valskog IF got a freekick which was hit by Elliott Lilja. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Dries Mertens managed to get in a good position for a shot. AL ITTIHAD FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dries Mertens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Magne Lindström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Magnus Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Valskog IF's goalkeeper Magne Lindström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Magnus Benet. 63 minutes into the match, AL ITTIHAD FC's goal looked a bit too open when Osvald Torstensson came free, but Davide Parco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kennet Gadd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Magne Lindström made a huge save. AL ITTIHAD FC made a substitution. Stig-Arne Haglund replaced Dries Mertens. In the 69th minute AL ITTIHAD FC were awarded a corner. Rune Fors went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led AL ITTIHAD FC's Rune Fors to fire away a dangerous shot which Magne Lindström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Valskog IF's goalkeeper Magne Lindström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 白鸿鸿 hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Osvald Torstensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Parco having to interfere. Stig-Arne Haglund's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Magne Lindström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Valskog IF's zone, Magnus Benet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Magne Lindström came out of the goal and Magnus Benet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over AL ITTIHAD FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Valskog IF throughout the match.