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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Alfons Simonsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 6 played minutes The Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Magne Larsson. Kim Vennersten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pontus Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Dennis Wallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Bock in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Pontus Berglund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kim Vennersten. Hårkan United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pontus Berglund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Kim Vennersten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pontus Berglund in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hårkan United's goalkeeper Kim Vennersten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 35th match minute, The Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Blixt to maneuver through the defense. If Orvar Hult had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kim Vennersten didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pontus Berglund went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Hans Bock's late challenge caught a The Gunners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hans Bock helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Hårkan United getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Hans Bock hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The Gunners's Wiktor Bergqvist got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pontus Berglund to make the kick off. Raul Ruidiaz scored 1-4 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Wallin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Andreas Ahlbeck took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Kim Vennersten to make any attempt to save it. In the 62nd minute, Adam Budarz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Hårkan United's Orvar Hult seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Orvar Hult the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hårkan United protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Orvar Hult had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hårkan United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! In the 67th minute there was a penalty for The Gunners. Benjamin Tunander stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kim Vennersten. 1-6. Kim Vennersten made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pontus Berglund in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Hårkan United's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Ahlbeck came free, but Kim Vennersten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kim Vennersten made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pontus Berglund in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Hårkan United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfons Simonsson to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, Pontus Berglund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kim Vennersten. Hårkan United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pontus Berglund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Gunners walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.