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Karesuando
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig-Arne Högberg started the match with the kick off. Ian Fransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingmar Hjeltman in the 8th minute of the match. Stig-Arne Högberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Alexander Boström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tierp FK's Ingvar Springfält got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexander Boström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Arne Högberg in the 14th minute of play. When Ingmar Hjeltman, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 16 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ian Fransson was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Mattias Esbjörnsson came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Karesuando IFK 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 Mattias Esbjörnsson couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Tierp FK's Bo-Erik Hedbom got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Mattias Esbjörnsson struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Ian Fransson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karesuando IFK. After 28 minutes of play, Karesuando IFK's Mattias Esbjörnsson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ian Fransson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kaj Eklund's late challenge caught a Karesuando IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kaj Eklund helped the player get up and apologised. Stig-Arne Högberg's late challenge caught a Karesuando IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stig-Arne Högberg helped the player get up and apologised. 44 minutes into the game, Peter Bergkvist recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ian Fransson. Peter Bergkvist showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Karesuando IFK's Alexander Boström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Springfält in the 48th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Karesuando IFK's zone, Stig-Arne Högberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Boström came out of the goal and Stig-Arne Högberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ingmar Hjeltman struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Ian Fransson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karesuando IFK. Alexander Boström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ingvar Springfält went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Karesuando IFK's zone, Ingvar Springfält stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Boström came out of the goal and Ingvar Springfält tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 76 minutes into the game, John Broberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Alexander Boström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 84 minutes, Stig-Arne Högberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tierp FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig-Arne Högberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ian Fransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingmar Hjeltman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tierp FK's zone, Ingmar Hjeltman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ian Fransson came out of the goal and Ingmar Hjeltman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th match minute, Karesuando IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Lundström to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Karesuando IFK getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Fabian Lundström hit a great ball. Tierp FK's Elof Sandberg shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 99th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alexander Boström but with some difficulty. Karesuando IFK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.