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Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joseph Håkansson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joseph Håkansson in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Markus Kruuse, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joseph Håkansson got free with Markus Kruuse in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ödön Keresztesi in the 15th minute of play forced FC Zulu's goalkeeper Lasse Palm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji's Markus Kruuse got control of the ball when Joseph Håkansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Markus Kruuse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Sikström, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Markus Kruuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Håkansson in the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji's goalkeeper Markus Kruuse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Håkansson. With his leg Markus Kruuse managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when FC Zulu's Joseph Håkansson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Joseph Håkanssons short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Markus Kruuse to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Markus Kruuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo-Erik Björklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Markus Kruuse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Walter Örn in the 41st minute. Olof Spets fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lasse Palm having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Walter Örn took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Markus Kruuse to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dennis Magnusson was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Joseph Håkansson sped through Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Markus Kruuse. Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji's Sivert Pihlberg quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tommy Persson, made in the 63rd minute of the game. Markus Kruuse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Sikström, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Tommy Persson charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommy Persson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes FC Zulu got a freekick which was hit by Tommy Persson. 70 minutes into the game, Tommy Persson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji's Sivert Pihlberg quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lasse Palm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ödön Keresztesi in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joseph Håkansson in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Markus Kruuse saved Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji from getting behind. Stefan Dahlberg charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Dahlberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, FC Zulu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Dahlberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, Karşiyaka Futbol Koleji was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Helström to maneuver through the defense. Peter Sikström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Markus Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenny Björk made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tommy Persson immediately put the ball in play. In the 88th minute, Bo-Erik Björklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute Joseph Håkansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Kruuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Zulu had won after a very even match.