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Romakloster
Spectators: 7539 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan-Ove Sander got the match started through his kick off. Arne Andberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Lindman, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Göran Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Ove Sander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Romakloster IFK defense, Frank Mikaelsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göran Holmgren. The Romakloster IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göran Holmgren should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Ove Sander in the 9th minute of play forced Romakloster IFK's goalkeeper Göran Holmgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The OTAB UA fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when OTAB UA's Jan-Ove Sander 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 15th match minute, Romakloster IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Lindman to maneuver through the defense. Göran Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Mikaelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Romakloster IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Ove Sander came free, but Göran Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Michel Arenstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göran Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Ove Sander in the 24th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Börje Brun put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Göran Holmgren. The audience was convinced that Jan-Ove Sander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göran Holmgren was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Arenstedt during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Romakloster IFK's Michel Arenstedt got a free kick in the 36th minute. Göran Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mikaelsson in the 37th minute of the match. Göran Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dejan Hamilton in the 41st minute of play. Göran Holmgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pirro Gutierrez went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Michel Arenstedt hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Lars Hammarberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Göran Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Hammarberg in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niclas Burman was the one to do the kick off. Niclas Burman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Romakloster IFK getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Georg Göransson hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Romakloster IFK's Michel Arenstedt got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Jan-Ove Sander came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the OTAB UA 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 Jan-Ove Sander couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Jan-Ove Sander could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Göran Holmgren however easily saved by the left post. Göran Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Mikaelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Göran Holmgren was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Jan-Ove Sander capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jan-Ove Sander really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 73rd minute Frank Mikaelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göran Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Romakloster IFK's goalkeeper Göran Holmgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Ove Sander. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Pirro Gutierrez managed to get in a good position for a shot. OTAB UA's supporters rose to their feet, but Pirro Gutierrez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Göran Holmgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 86 minutes into the game, Jan-Ove Sander lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Göran Holmgren. After having played for 91 minutes, Stefan Lindman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Romakloster IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefan Lindman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 93 minutes into the game, Osvald Skålberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Arne Andberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched OTAB UA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.