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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bon Guidetti got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Bon Guidetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anusruta Penisson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mats Asklund hit a great ball. After having played for 4 minutes, Ingvar Sjögren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vykans Vikingar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ingvar Sjögren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Kjellberg in the 8th minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes of play, Vykans Vikingar's Jens Hafström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bengt-Åke Smitt was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Vykans Vikingar booed when Karen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Söderström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vykans Vikingar's Alexander Milošević couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Karen FC. After 15 minutes, Kalle Deckbergh made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bengt-Arne Pihlberg's late challenge caught a Vykans Vikingar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bengt-Arne Pihlberg helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Bengt-Arne Pihlberg hit a great ball. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingvar Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Calle Wanner's late challenge caught a Vykans Vikingar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Calle Wanner helped the player get up and apologised. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kalle Deckbergh in the 23rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ingvar Sjögren during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ingvar Sjögren kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Ingvar Sjögren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Ingvar Sjögren made a precise shot to the right of Bengt-Åke Smitt. Karen FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 47 minutes, Fred-Marc Richter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karen FC and the Vykans Vikingar players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fred-Marc Richter hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Alexander Milošević took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bengt-Åke Smitt. Karen FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ingvar Sjögren to make the kick off. Jens Hafström kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens Hafström in the 57th minute of play. Bengt-Åke Smitt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jens Hafström in the 64th minute. Calle Wanner hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Karen FC from getting a goal against them. After 70 played minutes Vykans Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Milošević. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bon Guidetti in the 73rd minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Anusruta Penisson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Sjögren came free, but Bengt-Åke Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Åke Smitt stood somewhat misplaced when Ingvar Sjögren came free in front of goal and shot 1-4 to the left of him in the 81 minute. Bengt Bergkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Alexander Milošević 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingvar Sjögren in the 88th minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Ingvar Sjögren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Åke Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Karen FC defense, Kalle Deckbergh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bengt-Åke Smitt. The Karen FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bengt-Åke Smitt should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bon Guidetti in the 96th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Anusruta Penisson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.