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Ekedalen Arena
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fernando Carvalhal made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Fernando Carvalhal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Snett★inåt★bakåt's Kenneth Kvarnström got control of the ball when Marcelo Afraga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulo Renato Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Carvalhal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Renato Dionísio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Carvalhal in the 9th minute of play. Gido Saelman kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Anders Christiansen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kenneth Kvarnström. Snett★inåt★bakåt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anders Christiansen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 20th minute Rinus Israel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Kvarnström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Renato Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Carvalhal in the 23rd minute of the match. Kenneth Kvarnström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Egil Åhman in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Afraga got free with Kenneth Kvarnström in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 33 played minutes Snett★inåt★bakåt got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Isaksson. 37 minutes into the game, Mugur Bejenaru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Kenneth Kvarnström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yngve Haegg hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ekedalen SK's Anders Christiansen got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kenneth Kvarnström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anders Christiansen in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Rinus Israel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

50 minutes into the match, Ekedalen SK's Mugur Bejenaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kenneth Kvarnström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 53rd minute Mugur Bejenaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Kvarnström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Snett★inåt★bakåt's Kenneth Kvarnström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Christiansen in the 54th minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Marcus Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Snett★inåt★bakåt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus Isaksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Snett★inåt★bakåt's Kenneth Kvarnström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Christiansen in the 58th minute of play. Paulo Renato Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Carvalhal in the 59th minute of the match. After having played for 60 minutes, Anders Christiansen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekedalen SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anders Christiansen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernando Carvalhal charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Carvalhal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ekedalen SK booed when Snett★inåt★bakåt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Carvalhal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Snett★inåt★bakåt's Kenneth Kvarnström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Bejenaru in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Ekedalen SK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Rinus Israel hit a great ball. Paulo Renato Dionísio acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 66th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gido Saelman. Kenneth Kvarnström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Bejenaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Ekedalen SK's Mugur Bejenaru got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kenneth Kvarnström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anders Christiansen in the 75th minute of the match. Yngve Haegg's late challenge caught a Ekedalen SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yngve Haegg helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes Snett★inåt★bakåt got a freekick which was hit by Yngve Haegg. Snett★inåt★bakåt were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Ekedalen SK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hugo Kuse took the corner. Snett★inåt★bakåt's Hugo Kuse was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paulo Renato Dionísio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Paulo Renato Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Carvalhal, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Ekedalen SK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Snett★inåt★bakåt for a fine match.