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Kiruna -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joakim Forssberg made the kick off which started today's match. Håkan Lindgren struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Mikael Ekenberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tanumshede FF. Ingmar Nord's late challenge caught a Tanumshede FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ingmar Nord helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Kiruna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingmar Nord to maneuver through the defense. Kiruna's Mikael Ekenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Lindgren in the 10th minute of play. Thomas Stenqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Tanumshede FF getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Håkan Lindgren hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Stenqvist in the 18th minute of play forced Kiruna's goalkeeper Mikael Ekenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Ekenberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joakim Forssberg's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Joakim Forssberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tanumshede FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Joakim Forssberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikael Ekenberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute, Ingmar Melin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Tanumshede FF's Mattias Caspersson got control of the ball when Leo Lindström tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Lindström got free with Mattias Caspersson in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mattias Caspersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Klas Glanselius showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 41 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Klas Glanselius to strike the kick off in the second half. Tanumshede FF's Mattias Caspersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Lindström in the 54th minute of play. Ingmar Melin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ingmar Melin came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Tanumshede FF 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 Ingmar Melin couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the game, Leo Lindström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kiruna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tanumshede FF the free kick. Kiruna's Mikael Ekenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Forssberg in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Klas Glanselius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on Tanumshede FF's corner Joakim Forssberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mikael Ekenberg quite easily take care of the ball. Mattias Caspersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klas Glanselius in the 79th minute of the match. With splendid footwork Joakim Forssberg arrived in front of goal to shoot 3-2 by the left pole in the game's 81st minute. Herbert Brun charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herbert Brun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd match minute, Tanumshede FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Brun to maneuver through the defense. Mattias Caspersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klas Glanselius, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Kiruna's Mikael Ekenberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Kiruna from getting a goal against them. Mattias Caspersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klas Glanselius, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Ingmar Melin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Mikael Ekenberg made a huge save. Kiruna were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tanumshede FF for a fine match.