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Arvika
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eric Larsson kicked off to start the match. Niklas Anundsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Arvika's zone, Aron Andreasson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niklas Anundsson came out of the goal and Aron Andreasson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eric Larsson struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Niklas Anundsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnarp FC. Fredric Lindholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Gnarp FC's Torsten Norberg got control of the ball when Harald Sandell tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 23 played minutes Gnarp FC got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Lindberg. In the game's 24th minute Arvika's Johnny Nyberg took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Torsten Norberg and thus the score was 2-0. Niklas Anundsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Larsson in the 29th minute of the match. Marko Tingberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Eric Larsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niklas Anundsson. Arvika's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eric Larsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Eric Larsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Harald Sandell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Niklas Anundsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Larsson in the 43rd minute of play. Aron Andreasson took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niklas Anundsson. Niklas Anundsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marko Tingberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Arvika getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Peter Pihlwall hit a great ball. When Örjan Dahlquist came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Gnarp FC 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 Örjan Dahlquist couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute, Eric Larsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niklas Anundsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Larsson in the 65th minute of play forced Arvika's goalkeeper Niklas Anundsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes, Harald Sandell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arvika and the Gnarp FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Harald Sandell kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Eric Larsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Niklas Anundsson, 2-4. A collision led to Arvika getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Fredric Lindholm hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Arvika's Peter Pihlwall got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 77thth minute of the game Eric Larsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arvika's Niklas Anundsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eric Larsson scored 2-5 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niklas Anundsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arvika's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Eric Larsson scored to the left of an out of position Niklas Anundsson, making the score, 2-6. Eric Larsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Niklas Anundsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eric Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niklas Anundsson was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Torsten Norberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Tingberg in the 92nd minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Gnarp FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Arvika.