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Yugo Arena
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christoffer Elg kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Mellanström's Ludomir Sala got control of the ball when Christoffer Elg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ludomir Sala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Morat in the 9th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niklas Morat got free with Ludomir Sala in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marc Lundgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Orlando Gatti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Egon Burman struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Ludomir Sala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balkan FC. 21 minutes into the match, Mellanström's goal looked a bit too open when Niklas Morat came free, but Ludomir Sala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Mellanström was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Browald to maneuver through the defense. Niklas Morat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th 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, Balkan FC's Rikard Sandström got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Marc Lundgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mellanström's supporters rose to their feet, but Marc Lundgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Orlando Gatti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. August Rolandsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ludomir Sala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Morat, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ludomir Sala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anton Persson in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute of the match, Niklas Morat tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ludomir Sala saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Ludomir Sala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Danielsson in the 53rd minute of the match. After 54 minutes, Egon Burman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balkan FC and the Mellanström players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Balkan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egon Burman to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Balkan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Lundgren came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Marc Lundgren came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Mellanström 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 Marc Lundgren couldn't finish the play. Hugo Orlando Gatti came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Mellanström's Marc Lundgren. But to his dismay, Marc Lundgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ludomir Sala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Morat in the 70th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoffer Elg in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ludomir Sala saved Mellanström from getting behind. Marc Lundgren's late challenge caught a Balkan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marc Lundgren helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mellanström getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Marc Lundgren hit a great ball. If Christoffer Elg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Elg in the 82nd minute of play forced Mellanström's goalkeeper Ludomir Sala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mellanström! After 86 minutes, Anton Persson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balkan FC and the Mellanström players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anton Persson hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Anton Persson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ludomir Sala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egon Burman in the 90th minute of the match. Mellanström's Ludomir Sala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Persson in the 91st minute of play. Nikolay Asimov lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mellanström fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Balkan FC a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Malcolm Danielsson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mellanström's Ludomir Sala. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Balkan FC's Anton Persson got a free kick in the 99th minute.