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The Gator Pond
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) 5 minutes into the match, Blunts United's Mariano Basualdo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Erik Vikström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th minute Thomas Browall clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. Gilbert Axelsson's late challenge caught a Blunts United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilbert Axelsson helped the player get up and apologised. Blunts United made a substitution. Sonny Eskilsson replaced Thomas Browall. The supporters of Blunts United booed when South Beach Gators FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilbert Axelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Morgan Arenberg in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by South Beach Gators FC's Kåre Skarkman. Erik Malmgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörgen Järnkrok in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, South Beach Gators FC's goal looked a bit too open when Magnus Abrahamsson came free, but Jens-Erik Vikström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, South Beach Gators FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörgen Järnkrok to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Mariano Basualdo made a precise shot to the right of Jens-Erik Vikström. South Beach Gators FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 25th match minute, South Beach Gators FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Ingvall to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 29 minutes, Magnus Abrahamsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blunts United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magnus Abrahamsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jens-Erik Vikström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magnus Abrahamsson in the 32nd minute of play. Blunts United's Erik Malmgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Blunts United from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute Mariano Basualdo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Erik Vikström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Gilbert Axelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jens-Erik Vikström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Basualdo in the 42nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mariano Basualdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens-Erik Vikström was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After 47 minutes of play, Blunts United's Mariano Basualdo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jens-Erik Vikström was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jörgen Järnkrok made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Magnus Abrahamsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blunts United's supporters rose to their feet, but Magnus Abrahamsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jens-Erik Vikström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magnus Abrahamsson in the 56th minute of play forced South Beach Gators FC's goalkeeper Jens-Erik Vikström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magnus Abrahamsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jens-Erik Vikström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dan Rosén kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Jens-Erik Vikström didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 65th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. When Magnus Abrahamsson came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Blunts United 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 Magnus Abrahamsson couldn't finish the play. Mariano Basualdo in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jens-Erik Vikström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mariano Basualdo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Jens-Erik Vikström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Blunts United's Mariano Basualdo got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Blunts United's Magnus Abrahamsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jens-Erik Vikström. That made the score 0-5 after 86 minutes of play. Jörgen Järnkrok hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 90 played minutes, Blunts United's Bror Utter shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jens-Erik Vikström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Blunts United reached it. Mariano Basualdo in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jens-Erik Vikström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Magnus Abrahamsson sped through South Beach Gators FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jens-Erik Vikström. When the match was over Blunts United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than South Beach Gators FC throughout the match.