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Frinnaryd Stadion
Spectators: 8202 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1888, VIP seats: 164) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Juninho Pernambucano made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Valentin Elg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Lindström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Frinnaryd's goal looked a bit too open when Juninho Pernambucano came free, but Jan Lindström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jim Njurenius in the 9th minute of play. Jan Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Morgan Möllgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Karl-Ove Rolfsson took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Eric Soned to make any attempt to save it. Jan Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Njurenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Morgan Möllgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Lindström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chet Baker. Jan Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morgan Möllgren in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Ove Rolfsson got free with Eric Soned in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Frinnaryd's Eric Soned threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Egil Sjögren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 40th minute of the match Frinnaryd got a corner. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hans Söderqvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Frinnaryd's Hans Söderqvist to fire away a dangerous shot which Eric Soned despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Frinnaryd's Jan Lindström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Morgan Möllgren in the 44th minute of play. Karl-Ove Rolfsson scored 2-1 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eric Soned, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karl-Ove Rolfsson made a kick off. With a little luck, Frinnaryd's Jan Lindström got control of the ball when Juninho Pernambucano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Carlo Ancelotti replaced Morgan Möllgren. Frinnaryd's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hans Söderqvist in the 71st minute. Eric Soned showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egil Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute Egil Sjögren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Ancelotti in the 78th minute of play forced Frinnaryd's goalkeeper Jan Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chet Baker in the 80th minute of the match. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Ove Rolfsson in the 86th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Frinnaryd's zone, Juninho Pernambucano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Lindström came out of the goal and Juninho Pernambucano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Carlo Ancelotti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan Lindström. That made the score 2-2 after 92 minutes of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.