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Klövsjö
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oliver Johnsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Morgan Almstedt hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Fredrik Lindman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nils-Erik Glad. Klövsjö's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Marcus Lidström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 minutes of play, Wengers Gunners's Oliver Johnsson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nils-Erik Glad was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th play minute Marcus Lidström came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marko Bjurström. 1-1. Marko Bjurström made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Marcus Lidström sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute Aleksander Qvarnström collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. When Brian Mellbad fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wengers Gunners's protests and gave Brian Mellbad a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Wengers Gunners's Brian Mellbad got a free kick in the 24th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Ivar Forss put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Wengers Gunners fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Wengers Gunners:s Marko Bjurström showed great skill when he stopped Marcus Lidström:s penalty. Marcus Lidström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marko Bjurström having to interfere. Marko Bjurström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolf Nässén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Marcus Lidström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Marko Bjurström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rudolf Nässén to make the kick off. Marko Bjurström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Nässén in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Torbjörn Wallin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wengers Gunners's supporters rose to their feet, but Torbjörn Wallin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Erik Glad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Nässén in the 73rd minute of play forced Wengers Gunners's goalkeeper Marko Bjurström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wengers Gunners's goalkeeper Marko Bjurström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Gottfrid Kruuse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils-Erik Glad. Klövsjö's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gottfrid Kruuse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 86 played minutes Wengers Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Gottfrid Kruuse. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Rudolf Nässén managed to get in a good position for a shot. Klövsjö's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudolf Nässén was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marko Bjurström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marko Bjurström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Lidström, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the Klövsjö players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.