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Árviesjávrrie Arena
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Herodes Coya made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Odén in the 5th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Arvidsjaur FF were awarded a corner. Zbyszek Pliszka went to the cornerflag to take it. Eric Soned made an important save on a dangerous shot by Herodes Coya in the 12th minute. In the 12th minute, Herodes Coya reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eric Soned. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 14th minute Jim Njurenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Zafiriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Takis Zafiriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Ancelotti in the 18th minute of the match. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radu Fetea in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Njurenius in the 30th minute of play forced Arvidsjaur FF's goalkeeper Takis Zafiriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Takis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morgan Möllgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Radu Fetea in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arvidsjaur FF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 43rd minute of the match Étoile Sportive Du Sahel 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. Henning Ekström ran over to the corner to take the kick. Takis Zafiriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Njurenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlo Ancelotti was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Étoile Sportive Du Sahel booed when Arvidsjaur FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Odén didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 51st minute Carlo Ancelotti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Zafiriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Njurenius in the 59th minute of play forced Arvidsjaur FF's goalkeeper Takis Zafiriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arvidsjaur FF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Henning Ekström was slow to take the kick. During this time Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's players had a chance to rest. After a defensive mix-up in Arvidsjaur FF's zone, Jim Njurenius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Takis Zafiriou came out of the goal and Jim Njurenius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The throw-in from Tomasz Jakubowski in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Arvidsjaur FF's Axel Björk. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Odén in the 72nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Radu Fetea got free with Takis Zafiriou in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Takis Zafiriou was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Carlo Ancelotti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlo Ancelotti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 80 minutes into the game, Tomasz Jakubowski threw the ball into play from the sideline. Arvidsjaur FF's Kevin Erserman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 85th minute Ian Odén 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. Herodes Coya hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The Étoile Sportive Du Sahel supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Étoile Sportive Du Sahel would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.