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Skillingaryd Stadion
Spectators: 6912 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raimundo Rey made the kick off which started today's match. Per Utter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Francois Keuppens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Älmhult Flames's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Bengt-Rune Fors scored to the left of an out of position Francois Keuppens, making the score, 1-0. Francois Keuppens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rasmus Söderberg in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Rasmus Söderberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francois Keuppens. Älmhult Flames's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rasmus Söderberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Rasmus Söderberg came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Skillingaryd 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 Rasmus Söderberg couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Börje Sundström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Skillingaryd's Jakob Vidman couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Älmhult Flames. With a little luck, Älmhult Flames's Francois Keuppens got control of the ball when Rasmus Söderberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 27 played minutes Älmhult Flames got a freekick which was hit by Börje Sundström. Jakob Vidman, 28 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Arman Alebäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Rey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francois Keuppens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göran Holmgren in the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Älmhult Flames getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Dan Olenberg hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Älmhult Flames's goalkeeper Francois Keuppens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rasmus Söderberg. After a rather tough play, Älmhult Flames's Börje Sundström got a free kick in the 44th minute. Francois Keuppens acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jakob Vidman.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Göran Holmgren to make the kick off. If Göran Holmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Roland Bållström came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Skillingaryd 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 Roland Bållström couldn't finish the play. Rasmus Söderberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francois Keuppens having to interfere. In the 59th minute Göran Holmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francois Keuppens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Skillingaryd's Roland Bållström got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute, Genaro Bordat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dick Kämpe hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Skillingaryd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Valdemar Carlsson scored to the left of an out of position Arman Alebäck, making the score, 2-1. 76 minutes into the match, Göran Holmgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francois Keuppens. Älmhult Flames's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Göran Holmgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Rasmus Söderberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francois Keuppens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasmus Söderberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Älmhult Flames's goal looked a bit too open when Göran Holmgren came free, but Francois Keuppens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Valdemar Carlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes into the match, Rasmus Söderberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francois Keuppens. Älmhult Flames's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rasmus Söderberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. The supporters of Älmhult Flames booed when Skillingaryd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Bållström didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Skillingaryd had won after a very even match.