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Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) When Åstäppa FK's Czeslaw Czajkowski in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Björkskatan IK's goalie prevented a goal. After 8 played minutes Björkskatan IK got a freekick which was hit by Constant Maerschalk. The audience was convinced that Czeslaw Czajkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Kaxe was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Lucas Pihlwall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven Ekström charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sven Ekström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Björkskatan IK's Sven Ekström got a free kick in the 15th minute. Mattias Kaxe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Czajkowski in the 16th minute of the match. Peter Örtendal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mattias Kaxe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Czeslaw Czajkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Kaxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Linus Smitt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Åstäppa FK's Czeslaw Czajkowski in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Björkskatan IK's goalie prevented a goal. Gösta Samuelsson hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Håkan Axelsson hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Björkskatan IK's zone, Peter Örtendal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Kaxe came out of the goal and Peter Örtendal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Björkskatan IK getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Lucas Pihlwall hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Linus Smitt to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Åstäppa FK's goalkeeper Charles Hughes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 54 minutes Åstäppa FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gösta Samuelsson who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Örtendal in the 56th minute of play forced Björkskatan IK's goalkeeper Mattias Kaxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Kaxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Czajkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Czeslaw Czajkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Kaxe was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Czeslaw Czajkowski put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mattias Kaxe. In the 64th match minute, Björkskatan IK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Lyon to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Pihlwall's late challenge caught a Åstäppa FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Pihlwall helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes Björkskatan IK got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Pihlwall. After a defensive mix-up in Åstäppa FK's zone, Linus Smitt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles Hughes came out of the goal and Linus Smitt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Åstäppa FK fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Åstäppa FK's Czeslaw Czajkowski 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 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Linus Smitt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Charles Hughes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Charles Hughes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Linus Smitt in the 86th minute. In the 95th minute, Czeslaw Czajkowski made a precise shot to the right of Mattias Kaxe. Björkskatan IK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. There was no doubt that Åstäppa FK were the better team. Åstäppa FK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.