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Kekke Olympiastadion
Spectators: 8074 (Terracing: 6057, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Buonanno started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Ola Lagerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Börje Björklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Erik Ahlfors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Börje Björklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenneth Thomsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Buonanno in the 11th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Diego Buonanno kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kenneth Thomsen. That made the score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. Football Club Kekke's Börje Björklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Åke Lundgren in the 16th minute of play. Börje Björklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils-Åke Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Football Club Kekke's goal looked a bit too open when Ola Lagerberg came free, but Börje Björklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Åke Lundgren in the 20th minute of play forced Football Club Kekke's goalkeeper Börje Björklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Buonanno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kenneth Thomsen having to make a save. After taking down the ball on Football Club Kekke's corner Krister Gustavsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kenneth Thomsen quite easily take care of the ball. After 26 played minutes Udinese got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Beltza. Diego Buonanno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Kenneth Thomsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenneth Thomsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Buonanno in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ola Lagerberg in the 32nd minute of play forced Football Club Kekke's goalkeeper Börje Björklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Ola Biörkman came free, but Kenneth Thomsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ola Biörkman struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Kenneth Thomsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Football Club Kekke. 36 minutes into the match, Ola Lagerberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Börje Björklund. Football Club Kekke's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ola Lagerberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 42 played minutes Udinese got a freekick which was hit by Joacim Berggren. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Udinese! The Football Club Kekke players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Udinese were winning 1-2.

Football Club Kekke's Florens á Neystabø was substituted for Diego Buonanno. The wind increased when Ola Lagerberg made the kick off in the second half. Ola Lagerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Udinese's Kenneth Thomsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florens á Neystabø in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match Football Club Kekke got a corner. Udinese's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Krister Gustavsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florens á Neystabø in the 57th minute of play forced Udinese's goalkeeper Kenneth Thomsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenneth Thomsen came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Football Club Kekke's Florens á Neystabø. But to his dismay, Florens á Neystabø quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Börje Björklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marko Livaja in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marko Livaja got free with Börje Björklund in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marko Livaja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Börje Björklund made a huge save. Börje Björklund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marko Livaja in the 65th minute. Football Club Kekke's Florens á Neystabø managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jan Hagberg in the 69 minute of the game. Florens á Neystabø received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Kenneth Thomsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Udinese's Kenneth Thomsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florens á Neystabø in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 minutes Udinese's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Krister Gustavsson who took care of the corner kick. In the 76th minute, Florens á Neystabø made a precise shot to the right of Kenneth Thomsen. Udinese's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Konstantinos Skaboulis kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Football Club Kekke's Emanuel Sandström was substituted for Krister Gustavsson. In the 83rd minute, Konstantinos Skaboulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute of the match Mikhail Nelepin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Börje Björklund showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 85th minute Udinese were awarded a corner. Mikhail Nelepin went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 87th minute, Mikhail Nelepin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Erik Ahlfors hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute Florens á Neystabø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Thomsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Football Club Kekke's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.