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Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 6524 (Terracing: 4643, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Arsenal's Stefan Mogren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Stefan Mogren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Erik Nordström in the 7th minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Oscar Sjögren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjell Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Sandwall in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Joachim Överman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Racco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Oscar Sjögren came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Racco's Patric Odén. But to his dismay, Patric Odén quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Patric Odén scored 0-4 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oscar Sjögren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 22 played minutes Arsenal got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Sandwall. Kjell Rudqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Mogren in the 25th minute of play. If Stig-Arne Högberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oliver Lundström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Kjell Rudqvist made a huge save. 30 minutes into the match, Real Racco's goalkeeper Kjell Rudqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oskar Jakobsson. Oscar Sjögren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ekrem Tekcan in the 32nd minute of play. Kjell Rudqvist made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Oskar Jakobsson sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joachim Överman during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Real Racco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joachim Överman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Real Racco's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Arne Högberg came free, but Kjell Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Arsenal were awarded a corner. Fred Levander went to the cornerflag to take it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Ekrem Tekcan made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ekrem Tekcan made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Sjögren. Arsenal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After 63 minutes of play, Real Racco's Joachim Överman made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Sjögren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arsenal's Oscar Sjögren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal from getting a goal against them. If Patric Odén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oscar Sjögren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ekrem Tekcan in the 70th minute. Real Racco's Kjell Rudqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oskar Jakobsson in the 71st minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Arsenal's goalkeeper Oscar Sjögren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ekrem Tekcan. 75 minutes into the match, Real Racco's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Mogren came free, but Kjell Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Joachim Överman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Oscar Sjögren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oscar Sjögren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joachim Överman went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. Kjell Rudqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Mogren, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. William Karlsson kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, Stefan Mogren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Racco the free kick. A collision led to Arsenal getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Stefan Mogren hit a great ball. The Arsenal fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Real Racco were clearly better and deserved to take the win.