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Niles Arena
Spectators: 6818 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kaj Mattsson made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Northern Lights getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rune Ekman hit a great ball. Sigvard Ingvall had great luck who in the 3rdth minute grab hold of the ball when William Ekrot from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Northern Lights's Sigvard Ingvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jon Lindqvist in the 5th minute of play. Allan Thedin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Manfred Frisck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute Northern Lights were awarded a corner. Rune Ekman went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 26th minute of the match Ralf Berg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sigvard Ingvall showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Kaj Mattsson came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Northern Lights 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 Kaj Mattsson couldn't finish the play. Conny Skager's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sigvard Ingvall firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Niles city booed when Northern Lights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Kvalfält didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Kaj Mattsson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Niles city's Manfred Frisck. Manfred Frisck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kaj Mattsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manfred Frisck having to make a save. After the first half Northern Lights were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when William Ekrot made the kick off in the second half. William Ekrot charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William Ekrot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Northern Lights's Allan Thedin got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute William Ekrot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigvard Ingvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaj Mattsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manfred Frisck having to interfere. Northern Lights's Sigvard Ingvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Sjöberg in the 71st minute of play. Manfred Frisck was a little too slow when Kaj Mattsson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-3. If Kaj Mattsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the game, Stefan Kvalfält was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northern Lights's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Niles city the free kick. Stefan Kvalfält kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Niles city's goalkeeper Manfred Frisck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Allan Thedin. When the final whistle sounded Northern Lights left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Niles city.