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Spectators: 7208 (Terracing: 5408, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Kullander started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Philip Bark who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Mandri's Eric Bredberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Claes Skräddare was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Åsunden IK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Mandri the free kick. After 9 played minutes Åsunden IK got a freekick which was hit by Claes Skräddare. After 10 minutes of play Åsunden IK's Claes Skräddare was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Åsunden IK getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Claes Skräddare hit a great ball. The Real Mandri fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Real Mandri's Oscar Ahlberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Oscar Ahlbergs short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Roland Bollström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 16th minute, Philip Bark got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Åsunden IK defense, Oscar Ahlberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roland Bollström. The Åsunden IK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roland Bollström should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Åsunden IK's Danış Zekeriya got a free kick in the 29th minute. Eric Bredberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Bark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Bollström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inge Smefeldt in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Sven-Arne Kämpe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Bollström acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 41st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Mitrush Vlachos. Ingvar Käcker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Bredberg having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Roland Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Ahlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Real Mandri's Oscar Ahlberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roland Bollström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. If Joel Kullander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roland Bollström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Ahlberg in the 58th minute of play. Roland Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inge Smefeldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Bollström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Kullander's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute, Markus Backlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Joel Kullander came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Real Mandri 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 Joel Kullander couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philip Bark in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eric Bredberg saved Real Mandri from getting behind. Åsunden IK were furious when Danış Zekeriya was red carded, 70 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 70th minute, one of Åsunden IK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Åsunden IK. In the 75th minute Oscar Ahlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Bollström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Real Mandri's Arman Billock nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roland Bollström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The supporters of Åsunden IK booed when Real Mandri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arman Billock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ingvar Käcker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roland Bollström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Kullander in the 88th minute of play. If Ingvar Käcker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roland Bollström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Kullander in the 94th minute of play. In the 98th minute, Inge Smefeldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roland Bollström was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Real Mandri had won after a very even match.