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Gislaved Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kong Yuan Sha made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Västerhaninge IF booed when Kura Shetakan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Isaksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gordon Banks made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Sven-Erik Albohm sent off a good shot on target. Aron Söderström came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Kura Shetakan's Delbert Grady. But to his dismay, Delbert Grady quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 13th minute Kong Yuan Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aron Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Yuan Sha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Västerhaninge IF booed when Kura Shetakan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kong Yuan Sha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aron Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Yuan Sha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes of play, Kura Shetakan's Delbert Grady made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aron Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the game, Kong Yuan Sha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Aron Söderström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, Delbert Grady had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aron Söderström. Västerhaninge IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Delbert Grady was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 35th minute, Song Shu Zhen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kura Shetakan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Kong Yuan Sha took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aron Söderström. Aron Söderström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kong Yuan Sha in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aron Söderström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Västerhaninge IF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kura Shetakan were winning 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Erik Albohm to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Tony Hellsing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Song Shu Zhen might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aron Söderström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Song Shu Zhen ran back to his position shaking his head. Song Shu Zhen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kura Shetakan's Delbert Grady got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alf Isaksson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aron Söderström. Västerhaninge IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kura Shetakan's Kong Yuan Sha was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 70th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Delbert Grady recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Västerhaninge IF's zone, Dan Törnqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aron Söderström came out of the goal and Dan Törnqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 84 minutes of play, Kura Shetakan's Delbert Grady made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aron Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kura Shetakan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Delbert Grady in the 89th minute. The corner ended in Delbert Grady almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Västerhaninge IF's Aron Söderström did a great save. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 0-14 when Kong Yuan Sha sped through Västerhaninge IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aron Söderström. After 95 minutes Västerhaninge IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Delbert Grady who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Västerhaninge IF's goalie and right to Olov Örtlund. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Västerhaninge IF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Kura Shetakan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.