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Tikitaka of dreams
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) After 3 played minutes FC Tikitaka got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Spets. If Freddie Bengtsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Joga Joga's Oliver Hedling seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Oliver Hedling the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Joga Joga protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Oliver Hedling had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 8th minute, Oliver Hedling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ralf Torstensson, 9 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Freddie Bengtsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Olof Almkvist having to make a save. The throw-in from Timmy Sjöberg in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Joga Joga's Karl-Erik Bengtsson. Freddie Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Freddie Bengtsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Olof Almkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Ernst Sandwall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Unesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freddie Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, FC Tikitaka's goal looked a bit too open when Freddie Bengtsson came free, but Olof Almkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Freddie Bengtsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Tikitaka's Olof Almkvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of FC Tikitaka booed when Joga Joga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Ola Hernström didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jens-Ola Hernström during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jens-Ola Hernström hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Ralf Torstensson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adrian Unesson. Joga Joga's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Tikitaka's Algot Hellqvist got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddie Bengtsson in the 39th minute of play forced FC Tikitaka's goalkeeper Olof Almkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jens-Ola Hernström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Olof Almkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olof Almkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddie Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Karl-Erik Bengtsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olof Almkvist having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonatan Haegg to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Ted Hansson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joga Joga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Tikitaka the free kick. Ted Hansson kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tikitaka's zone, Jens-Ola Hernström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olof Almkvist came out of the goal and Jens-Ola Hernström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of FC Tikitaka:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Joga Joga:s goal. FC Tikitaka's Olof Almkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddie Bengtsson in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of Joga Joga booed when FC Tikitaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Spets didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, FC Tikitaka's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Freddie Bengtsson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tikitaka's zone, Jens-Ola Hernström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olof Almkvist came out of the goal and Jens-Ola Hernström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jens-Ola Hernström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th match minute, FC Tikitaka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Spets to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Unesson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Haegg, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Jens-Ola Hernström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Freddie Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 87 in the game by Jens-Ola Hernström from a close distance when the talented Olof Almkvist managed to make a qualified save. FC Tikitaka's players were relieved. After having played for 95 minutes, Jens-Ola Hernström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Joga Joga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Ola Hernström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 97th match minute, Joga Joga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Ola Hernström to maneuver through the defense. Joga Joga's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.