Joe Valacci Arena
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596,
Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arkadiusz Turak started the match with the kick off. When Arkadiusz Turak came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Kliczek&Syn 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 Arkadiusz Turak couldn't finish the play. Konrad Starogardzki's late challenge caught a Al-Norr's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konrad Starogardzki helped the player get up and apologised. Konrad Starogardzki hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Carl Ahlstedt's late challenge caught a Kliczek&Syn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carl Ahlstedt helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Al-Norr got a freekick which was hit by Carl Ahlstedt. In the 8th minute, Bartosz Klika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes Kliczek&Syn got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Starogardzki. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Boklund in the 13th minute of play forced Kliczek&Syn's goalkeeper Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Konrad Starogardzki came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Kliczek&Syn 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 Konrad Starogardzki couldn't finish the play. Barnaba Bialakowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Granqvist having to interfere. Lucjan Harendarski kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Boklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Turak in the 29th minute of play forced Al-Norr's goalkeeper Kevin Granqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Boklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the Kliczek&Syn defense, Brian Boklund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski. The Kliczek&Syn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski should have stopped the shot. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gunnar Nordahl went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Al-Norr's goalkeeper Kevin Granqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Arkadiusz Turak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Al-Norr were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The wind increased when Kristoffer Johansson made the kick off in the second half. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristoffer Johansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 minutes, Barnaba Bialakowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kliczek&Syn and the Al-Norr players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute Kristoffer Johansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Kliczek&Syn's goalkeeper Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brian Boklund. Gunnar Nordahl made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 64thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Boklund in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck, Kliczek&Syn's Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski got control of the ball when Brian Boklund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristoffer Johansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Al-Norr's Kevin Granqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Turak in the 79th minute of play. Kevin Granqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Turak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Peter Söderström fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Al-Norr's protests and gave Peter Söderström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st match minute, Al-Norr was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Söderström to maneuver through the defense. Gustaf Fagrell charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustaf Fagrell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gustaf Fagrell hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After having played for 84 minutes, Jakub Gierasik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kliczek&Syn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jakub Gierasik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 85 played minutes Al-Norr got a freekick which was hit by Eskil Smedfeldt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrad Starogardzki in the 87th minute of play forced Al-Norr's goalkeeper Kevin Granqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Boklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Barnaba Bialakowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustaf Fagrell was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 93rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Kliczek&Syn's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Brian Boklund scored to the left of an out of position Wlodzimierz Tobaczewski, making the score, 0-3. Al-Norr played a much better game than Kliczek&Syn and deserved their victory. The Kliczek&Syn players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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