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66° North Stadium
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro Hustaz got the match started through his kick off. Michael Hjelm charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Hjelm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Michael Hjelm hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Ralf Nyberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Askars ik's Emanuel Stenqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Zarrella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ture Viklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Hustaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Alfred Ekström took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ture Viklund. Ture Viklund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Askars ik's Ciro Hustaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ture Viklund made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Emanuel Stenqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Lundblad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Polar Ice Caps were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Askars ik's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ralf Nyberg took the corner. The corner led Polar Ice Caps's Ralf Nyberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Emanuel Stenqvist despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Polar Ice Caps getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Stellan Sellberg hit a great ball. Alfred Ekström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th match minute, Polar Ice Caps was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tord Lundin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Jack Lundblad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Polar Ice Caps's supporters rose to their feet, but Jack Lundblad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Stenqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tord Lundin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Emanuel Stenqvist made a huge save. The supporters of Polar Ice Caps booed when Askars ik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Vedholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ture Viklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Hustaz in the 35th minute of the match. Alfred Ekström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ture Viklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stig Vedholm got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gregg Popovich. After the first half Askars ik were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jack Lundblad to strike the kick off in the second half. Askars ik's Emanuel Stenqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Nyberg in the 50th minute of play. Ture Viklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Hustaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Dennis Malmberg hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Herbert Blom kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Emanuel Stenqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Nyberg in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes Askars ik's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ralf Nyberg who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Ugla in the 65th minute of play forced Askars ik's goalkeeper Emanuel Stenqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Lundblad in the 66th minute of play forced Askars ik's goalkeeper Emanuel Stenqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ture Viklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Hustaz in the 68th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute of the game Stig Vedholm made a throw-in which Gregg Popovich played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Ugla in the 74th minute of play forced Askars ik's goalkeeper Emanuel Stenqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Askars ik's Ciro Hustaz got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Jack Lundblad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Ugla in the 80th minute of play forced Askars ik's goalkeeper Emanuel Stenqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Östen Brander kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Askars ik's goalkeeper Emanuel Stenqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the game, Polar Ice Caps's Christian Zarrella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Stenqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 84th minute Sven Olenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ture Viklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Polar Ice Caps's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Olenberg came free, but Ture Viklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Östen Brander kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Wiktor Ugla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Stenqvist having to interfere. Wiktor Ugla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute, Wiktor Ugla 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. The Askars ik supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Askars ik would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.