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Kvikkjokk IF-vallen
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henry Tolsson started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Manfred Tunander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikael Sjögren. Boomerang Bombers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manfred Tunander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Manfred Tunander notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Boomerang Bombers's Mikael Sjögren. Mikael Sjögren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 16 minutes into the game, Billy Sundberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Arvin Skager was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute, Philip Rudkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikael Sjögren was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Arvin Skager took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Tolsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manfred Tunander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute Henry Tolsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvin Skager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 minutes of play, Boomerang Bombers's Henry Tolsson made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arvin Skager was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arvin Skager didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henry Tolsson went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Mikael Sjögren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Rudkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. If Manfred Tunander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ture Jönsson's late challenge caught a Nobels IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ture Jönsson helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Boomerang Bombers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nobels IF:s goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-3 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Boomerang Bombers's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Tunander came free, but Mikael Sjögren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Manfred Tunander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikael Sjögren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Ture Jönsson made a precise shot to the right of Arvin Skager. Nobels IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-4. 65 minutes into the match, Nobels IF's goalkeeper Arvin Skager had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arman Högström. The supporters of Boomerang Bombers booed when Nobels IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Rydberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Boomerang Bombers's Henry Tolsson in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nobels IF's goalie prevented a goal. The Boomerang Bombers fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Boomerang Bombers's Henry Tolsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arvin Skager made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Tolsson in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Boomerang Bombers's Jörn Hellsing got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Karl-Axel Sjöberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nobels IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Axel Sjöberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Nobels IF's Jan-Erik Kruuse got a free kick in the 79th minute. When Karl-Axel Sjöberg came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Nobels IF 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 Karl-Axel Sjöberg couldn't finish the play. Mikael Sjögren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Tunander in the 84th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philip Rudkvist in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikael Sjögren saved Boomerang Bombers from getting behind. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Boomerang Bombers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.