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Castle Of Royalties
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Billvall started the match with the kick off. Tomas Wennerlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Åkerman in the 12th minute of the match. Frank Billvall struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Edwin Dahlberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Royal Football Club. After 19 played minutes Stars Shining got a freekick which was hit by Leif Jelm. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niklas Emander during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Royal Football Club booed when Stars Shining was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niklas Emander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Per-Arne Nilssons short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Edwin Dahlberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ingvar Felin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ingvar Felin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tomas Wennerlund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Wennerlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktor Åkerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Per-Arne Nilsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute Ingvar Felin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Wennerlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Viktor Åkerman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomas Wennerlund. Royal Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viktor Åkerman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viktor Åkerman made a kick off. Frank Billvall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Edwin Dahlberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per-Arne Nilsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edwin Dahlberg having to make a save. If Ingvar Felin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Patrik Ekblom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ingvar Felin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Wennerlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Åkerman in the 62nd minute of play. Viktor Åkerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ingvar Felin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ingvar Felin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Tomas Wennerlund skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Viktor Åkerman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Wennerlund having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Viktor Åkerman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomas Wennerlund. That made the score 0-2 in the 76 minute of play. With a little luck, Royal Football Club's Tomas Wennerlund got control of the ball when Marcus Skager tried to sneak it across the goal line. Per-Arne Nilsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edwin Dahlberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Per-Arne Nilsson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 96th minute, Eric Kuse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Stars Shining eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.