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Ica Vårsta
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jan-Ove Hagberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Björn Nilsson's late challenge caught a IFK Vårsta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Björn Nilsson helped the player get up and apologised. Orvar Mikaelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andreas Brun in the 7th minute. IFK Vårsta's Balamir Yürükoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Bomba in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute Norberto Aulestia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balamir Yürükoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orvar Mikaelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andreas Brun in the 24th minute. 30 minutes into the match, FC Cucumber's Carmine Bomba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Balamir Yürükoğlu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Andreas Brun 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. Jan-Ove Hagberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, IFK Vårsta's Malte Karlstedt got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carmine Bomba in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Balamir Yürükoğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the last second Orvar Mikaelsson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jan-Ove Hagberg in the 41stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Cucumber's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Malte Karlstedt was slow to take the kick. During this time IFK Vårsta's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Malte Karlstedt almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Cucumber's Orvar Mikaelsson did a great save. In the 44th minute, Carmine Bomba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Balamir Yürükoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Carmine Bomba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Balamir Yürükoğlu made a huge save. A collision led to IFK Vårsta getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kåre Sundberg hit a great ball. In the 54th minute of the match Emil Tingberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Balamir Yürükoğlu skillfully saved the ball. In the 59th match minute, IFK Vårsta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Johan Helander to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, IFK Vårsta's Balamir Yürükoğlu got control of the ball when Emil Tingberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Cucumber's Benjamin Persson got a free kick in the 64th minute. Herbert Sjöö kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Balamir Yürükoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Aulestia in the 72nd minute of play. Jan-Ove Hagberg struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Orvar Mikaelsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IFK Vårsta. If Norberto Aulestia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Cucumber made a substitution. Filiph Dalman replaced Herbert Sjöö. After a rather tough play, FC Cucumber's Hans Qvarnström got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Jan-Ove Hagberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orvar Mikaelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, FC Cucumber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Persson to maneuver through the defense. Balamir Yürükoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Aulestia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Cucumber's Carmine Bomba got a free kick in the 88th minute. Carmine Bomba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Balamir Yürükoğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. When Andreas Brun came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the IFK Vårsta 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 Andreas Brun couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded FC Cucumber left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than IFK Vårsta.