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Árviesjávrrie Arena
Spectators: 8410 (Terracing: 6308, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 168) 6 minutes into the match, Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven-Olof Gummeson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mantorp's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Gummeson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arvidsjaur FF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Liu Nan in the 14th minute. Ian Odén was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 17th match minute, Arvidsjaur FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tage Damm to maneuver through the defense. Takis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernt Kihlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute of the match Mantorp got a corner. Arvidsjaur FF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valdemar Hurtig ran over to the corner to take the kick. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Kihlberg in the 24th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Edvard Palmkvist in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Arvidsjaur FF's Tage Damm. Mantorp's Sven-Olof Gummeson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Mantorp from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute, Ian Odén made a precise shot to the right of Sven-Olof Gummeson. Mantorp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Sven-Olof Gummeson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Odén in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes, Anders Olofsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mantorp and the Arvidsjaur FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 39 played minutes Mantorp got a freekick which was hit by Anders Olofsson. After 40 minutes of play, Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Olof Gummeson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Kihlberg in the 43rd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

51 minutes into the match, Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven-Olof Gummeson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ian Odén's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Olof Gummeson was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mantorp's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Gummeson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arvidsjaur FF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Liu Nan in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Liu Nan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arvidsjaur FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mantorp the free kick. A collision led to Arvidsjaur FF getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Liu Nan hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Ian Odén had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven-Olof Gummeson. Mantorp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ian Odén was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Mantorp's Billy Fågel was substituted for Wiktor Östensson. Mantorp's Sven-Edvin Henriksson was substituted for Bernt Kihlberg. Sven-Edvin Henriksson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Takis Zafiriou came out and tried to block the shot, but Sven-Edvin Henriksson slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Mantorp's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Gummeson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arvidsjaur FF were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Mantorp's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liu Nan took the corner. Liu Nan made a great header on Arvidsjaur FF's corner, it was just that Mantorp's Sven-Olof Gummeson managed to reach the ball for a save. 86 minutes into the match, Arvidsjaur FF's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Edvin Henriksson came free, but Takis Zafiriou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tage Damm during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arvidsjaur FF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.