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Spectators: 7402 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 30) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filipe Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jan Hägert hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Herbert Valler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Sävström in the 4th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jens-Ove Magnusson sped through Sundsvall U21's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roy Björkman. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Sävström during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gabriel Sävström hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Jens-Ove Magnusson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Östers IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Ove Magnusson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 minutes into the game, Östers IF's Jens-Ove Magnusson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roy Björkman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Östers IF's Jens-Ove Magnusson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roy Björkman. That made the score 3-0 after 15 minutes of play. With a little luck, Sundsvall U21's Roy Björkman got control of the ball when Jens-Ove Magnusson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filipe Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roy Björkman having to interfere. Fabian Fågel charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabian Fågel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, Sundsvall U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Fågel to maneuver through the defense. Roy Björkman made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Jens-Ove Magnusson sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Östers IF booed when Sundsvall U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Hägert didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jens-Ove Magnusson got free with Roy Björkman in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roy Björkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Roy Björkman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jens-Ove Magnusson in the 34th minute. Herbert Valler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikael Stenström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sundsvall U21's Gabriel Sävström in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Östers IF's goalie prevented a goal. Mikael Stenström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Herbert Valler having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikael Stenström to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Sundsvall U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vidar Törnkvist to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Ove Magnusson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Herbert Valler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikael Stenström in the 56th minute. In the 59thth minute of the game Filipe Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sundsvall U21's Roy Björkman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Filipe Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sundsvall U21's Roy Björkman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Filipe Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Roy Björkman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jens-Ove Magnusson scored 4-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roy Björkman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 66 played minutes Östers IF got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Ove Sandell. After 69 minutes of play, Östers IF's Alvaro Pizzi made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roy Björkman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roy Björkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens-Ove Magnusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute Alvaro Pizzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Björkman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 76 minutes of play, Östers IF's Alvaro Pizzi made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roy Björkman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Filipe Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikael Stenström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herbert Valler read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Sundsvall U21's Roy Björkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens-Ove Magnusson in the 90th minute of play. Sundsvall U21's Roy Björkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Silva in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 95th minute of play forced Sundsvall U21's goalkeeper Roy Björkman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute Jens-Ove Magnusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Björkman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Östers IF players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.