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Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Nils-Erik Hellström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Olsson having to interfere. In the 4th minute of the match Herbert Benet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sören Fogel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Sunderland AFC's Leo Olsson got control of the ball when Jonatan Sigman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 8 played minutes Haraka Lions got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Göransson. With 11 minutes on the clock, Sven-Erik Mogren commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sunderland AFC! The referee gave Haraka Lions a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jens-Ola Bålström, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sunderland AFC's Leo Olsson. 1-0. Sunderland AFC's Leo Olsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Sunderland AFC from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Haraka Lions's Karl-Ove Blom slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leo Olsson. That made the score 2-0 after 21 minutes of play. Leo Olsson was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Gustav Göransson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustav Göransson really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The supporters of Haraka Lions booed when Sunderland AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timmy Berglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute of the match, Jonatan Sigman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leo Olsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leo Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magnus Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 45th match minute, Sunderland AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timmy Berglund to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Jonatan Sigman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leo Olsson. The goal made the score 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonatan Sigman to make the kick off. Leo Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Sigman in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Sunderland AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Sigman came free, but Leo Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sunderland AFC's Leo Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Sigman in the 64th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sunderland AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! Leo Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Göransson in the 70th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Borys Iwanowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sören Fogel. That made the score 6-1 in the 71 minute of play. Leo Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Sigman in the 80th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Gustav Göransson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haraka Lions's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustav Göransson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leo Olsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Sunderland AFC booed when Haraka Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Damm didn't get a good kick on the ball. Borys Iwanowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sören Fogel having to interfere. Karl-Ove Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Sigman in the 92nd minute of play forced Sunderland AFC's goalkeeper Leo Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borys Iwanowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Sunderland AFC defense, Jonatan Sigman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leo Olsson. The Sunderland AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leo Olsson should have stopped the shot. Sunderland AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.