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Colosseum Arena
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Blanck kicked off to start the match. UÅ Mästerbotten's Thomas Wennerberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Wester in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Andréas Alén had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Wennerberg. UÅ Mästerbotten's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andréas Alén was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 9th play minutes David Blanck shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Allan Bergfelt and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 15th minute, UÅ Mästerbotten's David Blanck dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. If Andréas Alén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Linberg in the 22nd minute of play forced UÅ Mästerbotten's goalkeeper Thomas Wennerberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd match minute, Färila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kim Linberg to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Linberg in the 25th minute of play forced UÅ Mästerbotten's goalkeeper Thomas Wennerberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Färila's Per-Olof Sander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Wennerberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After having played for 30 minutes, Per Sandström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UÅ Mästerbotten's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per Sandström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thomas Wennerberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Wester in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Kim Linberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Wennerberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Patrik Sävström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Wennerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Wester in the 39th minute of play. Thomas Wennerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Olof Sander in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Andréas Alén made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Wennerberg. UÅ Mästerbotten's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andréas Alén was the one to do the kick off. When UÅ Mästerbotten's David Blanck in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Färila's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Blanck in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Allan Bergfelt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Per-Olof Sander's late challenge caught a UÅ Mästerbotten's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Per-Olof Sander helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of UÅ Mästerbotten booed when Färila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per-Olof Sander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andréas Alén might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Wennerberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andréas Alén ran back to his position shaking his head. Kim Linberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thomas Wennerberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Kim Linberg slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 64th minute. In the 71st minute Andréas Alén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Wennerberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, UÅ Mästerbotten's David Blanck got a free kick in the 74th minute. Thomas Wennerberg made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Mats Wester sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 3-4 when David Blanck sped through Färila's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Allan Bergfelt. Allan Bergfelt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Blanck's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Mats Wester received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thomas Wennerberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Mats Wester slotted it home off the left post making it 3-5 in the 86th minute. Andréas Alén received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thomas Wennerberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Andréas Alén slotted it home off the left post making it 3-6 in the 90th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wiktor Siöman during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Färila'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.