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Bianconeri Stadium
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patrik Unesson started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Carl Andersson fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marcus Eckegren, passed just outside the right post. In the 13th minute Carl Andersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Andersson in the 18th minute of play. If Ted Bratt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Bianconeri's Robert Hurtig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ted Bratt in the 21st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ted Bratt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robert Hurtig was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Arvin Engström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Marcus Eckegren made a huge save. Ted Bratt might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robert Hurtig. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ted Bratt ran back to his position shaking his head. Carl Andersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mats Nordstedt kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Marcus Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Andersson in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carl Andersson to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, FC Bianconeri's goalkeeper Robert Hurtig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ted Bratt. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Arvin Engström managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bianconeri's supporters rose to their feet, but Arvin Engström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Eckegren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcus Eckegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arvin Engström, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Peking Stars's zone, Arvin Engström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Eckegren came out of the goal and Arvin Engström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute Arvin Engström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robert Hurtig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Unesson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carl Andersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvin Engström in the 73rd minute of play forced Peking Stars's goalkeeper Marcus Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Hellkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tobias Hellkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Tobias Hellkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the game, Arvin Engström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Marcus Eckegren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Unesson in the 78th minute of play forced FC Bianconeri's goalkeeper Robert Hurtig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arvin Engström kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Peking Stars's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.