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Wachovia Center
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gösta Kellbom took the kick off in the first half of the match. With 3 minutes on the clock, Karl Bivall commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Peter Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tom Hurtig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Björn Wallin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudolf Björk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rasmus Jakobsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Björn Wallin having to interfere. In the 20th minute, David Bjursell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenal FC's Peter Jansson got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Gösta Kellbom left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Björn Wallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasmus Jakobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Flyers SC's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Hurtig came free, but Björn Wallin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tom Hurtig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arsenal FC's Tom Hurtig got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Peter Jansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Björn Wallin having to interfere. Tom Hurtig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Peter Jansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Jansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Björn Wallin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvald Kollberg was the one to do the kick off. Flyers SC's Björn Wallin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Flyers SC from getting a goal against them. Flyers SC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Peter Jansson scored to the left of an out of position Björn Wallin, making the score, 1-2. When Osvald Kollberg fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flyers SC's protests and gave Osvald Kollberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Tom Hurtig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gösta Kellbom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Björn Wallin having to interfere. When Gösta Kellbom came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Gösta Kellbom couldn't finish the play. When Tom Hurtig came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Tom Hurtig couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Jansson got free with Björn Wallin in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arsenal FC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Flyers SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ivan Paulin took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Gösta Kellbom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gösta Kellbom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Björn Wallin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tom Hurtig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Flyers SC's zone, Peter Jansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Björn Wallin came out of the goal and Peter Jansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tom Hurtig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Björn Wallin made a huge save. Gösta Kellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Peter Jansson came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Peter Jansson couldn't finish the play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Peter Jansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flyers SC's Björn Wallin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Gösta Kellbom came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Gösta Kellbom couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute Kent Zander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Björn Wallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Arsenal FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Flyers SC.