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Hällekis -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zebastian Stålberg started the match with the kick off. Folke Zander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Kevin Askestät tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Vartofta's Folke Zander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kevin Askestät narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 15 minutes into the game, Vartofta's Zebastian Stålberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kevin Askestät made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 22ndth minute of the game Folke Zander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hällekis's Kevin Askestät was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 22 played minutes Hällekis got a freekick which was hit by Jörn Alén. 23 minutes into the game, one of Hällekis:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Vartofta a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tor Samuelsson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hällekis's Kevin Askestät. 0-2. Folke Zander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Askestät having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hällekis's zone, Zebastian Stålberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kevin Askestät came out of the goal and Zebastian Stålberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zebastian Stålberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Askestät having to interfere. If Folke Zander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vartofta's Folke Zander got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vartofta's Zebastian Stålberg got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eric Berglund stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kasper Levander got free with Kevin Askestät in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Folke Zander in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kevin Askestät, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kevin Askestät made an important save on a dangerous shot by Folke Zander in the 61st minute. In the 69th minute Zebastian Stålberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Askestät saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Hällekis's zone, Zebastian Stålberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kevin Askestät came out of the goal and Zebastian Stålberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zebastian Stålberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kevin Askestät. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zebastian Stålberg ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the game, Eric Berglund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hällekis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vartofta the free kick. Eric Berglund kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After having played for 77 minutes, Folke Zander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vartofta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Folke Zander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Hällekis's Kevin Askestät got control of the ball when Tom Vennerlund tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zebastian Stålberg during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Zebastian Stålberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hällekis's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Folke Zander scored to the left of an out of position Kevin Askestät, making the score, 0-4.