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Gällivare -vallen
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filip Mossberg got the match started through his kick off. Birger Berglund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Nordin, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Filip Mossberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rasmus Bark. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filip Mossberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Rasmus Bark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Mossberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Martin Sjödin's late challenge caught a Gällivare's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Sjödin helped the player get up and apologised. Rasmus Bark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Sjödin in the 10th minute of play. Mats Nordin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birger Berglund having to interfere. Gällivare's Rasmus Bark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Mossberg in the 14th minute of play. Rasmus Bark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Mossberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Gällivare's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Sjödin came free, but Rasmus Bark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Åmål FK's zone, Mark Levander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birger Berglund came out of the goal and Mark Levander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rasmus Bark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Sjödin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustaf Lindgren hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Birger Berglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Nordin in the 30th minute of play. Birger Berglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Levander's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Birger Berglund firmly grabbed it by the left post. Birger Berglund came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Gällivare's Mark Levander. But to his dismay, Mark Levander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 42nd minute Mark Levander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birger Berglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birger Berglund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Levander in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mats Nordin to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Gällivare's Mats Nordin made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birger Berglund was left in no man's land by his defense there! 59 minutes into the match, Mats Nordin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birger Berglund. Åmål FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mats Nordin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Åmål FK's Birger Berglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Nordin in the 62nd minute of play. Åmål FK's Birger Berglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Nordin in the 64th minute of play. Åmål FK's Birger Berglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Levander in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Gällivare getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jens Hydén hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Nordin in the 70th minute of play forced Åmål FK's goalkeeper Birger Berglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rasmus Bark made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Martin Sjödin sent off a good shot on target. Gustaf Lindgren's late challenge caught a Gällivare's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustaf Lindgren helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Gustaf Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute Mark Levander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birger Berglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Filip Mossberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rasmus Bark. The goal made the score 3-2. 79 minutes into the match, Mats Nordin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birger Berglund. Åmål FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mats Nordin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Åmål FK's Birger Berglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjell Widberg in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Gällivare's Kjell Widberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Birger Berglund made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Birger Berglund came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gällivare's Mats Nordin. But to his dismay, Mats Nordin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. 95 minutes into the match, Åmål FK's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Nordin came free, but Birger Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Gällivare had played much better football throughout.