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The Metall Stadium
Spectators: 7619 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mattias Ström kicked off to start the match. Felipe Alves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Einar Pilblad in the 5th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Mattias Ström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christos Sakalis. KopparnsJärnGäng's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mattias Ström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo-Erik Bock in the 15th minute of play forced The Crazy Gang's goalkeeper Felipe Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of KopparnsJärnGäng booed when The Crazy Gang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Bruse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Bo-Erik Bock managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KopparnsJärnGäng's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bo-Erik Bock was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felipe Alves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Einar Pilblad in the 32nd minute. 32 minutes into the game, KopparnsJärnGäng's Einar Pilblad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felipe Alves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Bo-Erik Bock blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Felipe Alves having to make a save. With a little luck, The Crazy Gang's Felipe Alves got control of the ball when Bo-Erik Bock tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jimmy Löfdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo-Erik Bock in the 42nd minute of play forced The Crazy Gang's goalkeeper Felipe Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bo-Erik Bock struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Felipe Alves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KopparnsJärnGäng. In the 44th minute, Henry Rudqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bo-Erik Bocks short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Felipe Alves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bo-Erik Bock to strike the kick off in the second half. Christos Sakalis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Ström in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Jimmy Löfdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, KopparnsJärnGäng's Christos Sakalis got control of the ball when Svante Alin tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Ström in the 62nd minute of play forced KopparnsJärnGäng's goalkeeper Christos Sakalis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes KopparnsJärnGäng's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Christopher Karlsson who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Svante Alin managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Christos Sakalis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddie Bruse, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute, Bo-Erik Bock 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Burman in the 73rd minute of play forced The Crazy Gang's goalkeeper Felipe Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, The Crazy Gang's Christos Sakalis threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mattias Ström, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 77th minute Mattias Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Sakalis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, KopparnsJärnGäng's goalkeeper Christos Sakalis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svante Alin. The supporters of The Crazy Gang booed when KopparnsJärnGäng was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per-Åke Sjöberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to KopparnsJärnGäng getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Bo-Erik Bock hit a great ball. Einar Pilblad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Felipe Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.