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Månkarbo Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jim Mårtensson kicked off to start the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Valdemar Beneth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Duvbo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valdemar Beneth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ronaldo Xl's Rikard Söderberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Kruse in the 7th minute of play. After 10 minutes, Michael Östlund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Duvbo FC and the Ronaldo Xl players grew even worse after the yellow card. Michael Östlund hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Jörgen Kruse's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rikard Söderberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Per Bäckman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Duvbo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ronaldo Xl the free kick. In the 14th minute, Per Bäckman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rikard Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörgen Kruse in the 25th minute of play. In the 31st minute Jim Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustav Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rikard Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörgen Kruse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Duvbo FC's zone, Allan Ek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustav Olofsson came out of the goal and Allan Ek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th match minute, Ronaldo Xl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimmie Klint to maneuver through the defense. Rikard Söderberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tim Gregersson went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Jörgen Kruse made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ronaldo Xl getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Marko Bäckström hit a great ball. Jörgen Kruse took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rikard Söderberg. Rikard Söderberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 65 minutes into the match, Jörgen Kruse notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Ronaldo Xl's Rikard Söderberg. Rikard Söderberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Jim Mårtensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldo Xl's Rikard Söderberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Beneth in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ronaldo Xl's Jimmie Klint got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some careless play in the Ronaldo Xl defense, Tim Gregersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rikard Söderberg. The Ronaldo Xl fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rikard Söderberg should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Ronaldo Xl's zone, Jörgen Kruse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rikard Söderberg came out of the goal and Jörgen Kruse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jörgen Kruse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Rikard Söderberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rikard Söderberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jörgen Kruse's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Duvbo FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ronaldo Xl had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.