Árviesjávrrie Arena
Spectators: 8428 (Terracing: 6322,
Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Takis Zafiriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Keegan in the 4th minute of the match. Takis Zafiriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Keegan, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Bevilacqua in the 7th minute of play. Frank Holmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Karl-Erik Norström made a huge save. A collision led to Skövde AIK getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Chen Ao Fan hit a great ball. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Björk in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Holmgren. Håkan Kruse hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Karl-Erik Norström acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zbyszek Pliszka. Henrik Lönn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Chen Ao Fan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Takis Zafiriou having to make a save. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Keegan in the 31st minute of play. After 32 minutes Arvidsjaur FF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chen Ao Fan who took care of the corner kick. Takis Zafiriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Keegan, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Takis Zafiriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Keegan, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Kevin Keegan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Arvidsjaur FF's Takis Zafiriou. Takis Zafiriou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Arvidsjaur FF booed when Skövde AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chen Ao Fan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chen Ao Fan in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Odén in the 47th minute of play forced Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Chen Ao Fan made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ian Odén left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arvidsjaur FF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 55 minutes into the game, Chen Ao Fan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Takis Zafiriou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Karl-Erik Norström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Björk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arvidsjaur FF's Ian Odén got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Takis Zafiriou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Keegan in the 61st minute of the match. Karl-Erik Norström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Karl-Erik Norström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Björk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arvidsjaur FF were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Skövde AIK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zbyszek Pliszka took the corner. After taking down the ball on Arvidsjaur FF's corner Zbyszek Pliszka fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Karl-Erik Norström quite easily take care of the ball. Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Holmgren in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute of the match, Kevin Keegan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Takis Zafiriou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Andrea Bevilacqua took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl-Erik Norström. Karl-Erik Norström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Skövde AIK made a substitution. Kurt Hamrin replaced Henrik Lönn. 74 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Holmgren came free, but Karl-Erik Norström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Erik Norström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The supporters of Arvidsjaur FF booed when Skövde AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krister Uggstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arvidsjaur FF's Sven-Arne Rang was substituted for Axel Björk. The supporters of Arvidsjaur FF booed when Skövde AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krister Uggstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Odén in the 82nd minute of play. Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Holmgren in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's Kurt Hamrin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Takis Zafiriou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Karl-Erik Norström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The supporters of Skövde AIK booed when Arvidsjaur FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Borre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Takis Zafiriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Keegan in the 95th minute of play.
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