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Conny Grönlund Arena
Spectators: 8414 (Terracing: 6311, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Richarlison de Andrade kicked off to start the match. Henley Utd's Edvin Jonsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Ekström in the 7th minute of play. Andréas Linquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Bergsten in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Henley Utd's goalkeeper Edvin Jonsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Benjamin Ekström came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Olofsi IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Benjamin Ekström couldn't finish the play. After having played for 15 minutes, Benjamin Ekström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olofsi IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Ekström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vilgot Haegg in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edvin Jonsson saved Henley Utd from getting behind. In the 20th minute, Vilgot Haegg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvin Jonsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Henley Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Ekström came free, but Edvin Jonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute of the match Olofsi IF got a corner. Henley Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rickard Ahlstedt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Andréas Linquist made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Richarlison de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Olofsi IF getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Valdemar Jonasson hit a great ball. Richarlison de Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olofsi IF's Andréas Linquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Tunström in the 39th minute of play forced Olofsi IF's goalkeeper Andréas Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Benjamin Ekström notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Henley Utd's Edvin Jonsson. Edvin Jonsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 48 minutes of play, Olofsi IF's Benjamin Ekström made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvin Jonsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Andréas Linquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Bergsten in the 56th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Benjamin Ekström kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edvin Jonsson. That made the score 0-4 in the 58 minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Olofsi IF's Valdemar Jonasson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Valdemar Jonasson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Olofsi IF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Valdemar Jonasson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Valdemar Jonasson kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 64th minute of play forced Olofsi IF's goalkeeper Andréas Linquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olofsi IF's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 66th minute of the game, when Benjamin Ekström after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Henley Utd's goal. Benjamin Ekström was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. After 70 played minutes Olofsi IF got a freekick which was hit by Isac Karlberg. Olofsi IF's Andréas Linquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Rasmus Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andréas Linquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Ekström came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Edvin Jonsson could save by the left post. Edvin Jonsson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 78th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. Andréas Linquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rasmus Mårtensson in the 82nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Benjamin Ekström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olofsi IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Ekström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edvin Jonsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andréas Linquist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joakim Bergsten's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. With a little luck, Henley Utd's Edvin Jonsson got control of the ball when Benjamin Ekström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Olofsi IF's Andréas Linquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 94th minute of play.