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Torekov Ik
Spectators: 7581 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 60) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raúl Gonzáles kicked off to start the match. Gustav Mineja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Gonzáles in the 5th minute of play. Ingemar Nilsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gustav Mineja came out and tried to block the shot, but Ingemar Nilsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Erik Bergman hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Patrik Bredberg's late challenge caught a Torekov If's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrik Bredberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Patrik Bredberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stig-Arne Jönsätt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles Öberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes, Raúl Gonzáles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torekov If and the Joga Bonito players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Joga Bonito booed when Torekov If was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl Gonzáles didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Torekov If's Karl Eklund slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gustav Mineja. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Gonzáles in the 33rd minute of play forced Joga Bonito's goalkeeper Gustav Mineja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Olof Svanström lost his temper 35 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 36th match minute, Joga Bonito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Olof Svanström to maneuver through the defense. The Torekov If fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Torekov If's Raúl Gonzáles looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gustav Mineja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Sjöö, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustav Mineja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Sjöö, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anthon Söderström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Raúl Gonzáles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustav Mineja. Joga Bonito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raúl Gonzáles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Gustav Mineja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Eklund in the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, Joga Bonito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Bergman to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Joga Bonito getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Erik Bergman hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Raúl Gonzáles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustav Mineja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Eklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Joga Bonito's Gustav Mineja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingemar Nilsson in the 73rd minute of play. Raúl Gonzáles took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustav Mineja. Gustav Mineja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Gustav Mineja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingemar Nilsson in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Torekov If were awarded a corner. Karl Eklund went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Torekov If's corner Karl Eklund fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gustav Mineja quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Torekov If's zone, Kutlualp Sav stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig-Arne Jönsätt came out of the goal and Kutlualp Sav tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Raúl Gonzáles put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Gustav Mineja. After a defensive mix-up in Torekov If's zone, Anthon Söderström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig-Arne Jönsätt came out of the goal and Anthon Söderström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gustav Mineja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Gonzáles in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Torekov If were the better team. Torekov If's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.