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Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) Ekaryd FF's Gunnar Sjöö 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. Czeslaw Czajkowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patryk Pieknik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Czeslaw Czajkowski ran back to his position shaking his head. 5 minutes into the match, Ekaryd FF's goal looked a bit too open when Czeslaw Czajkowski came free, but Patryk Pieknik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Åstäppa FK's Charles Hughes got control of the ball when Gunnar Sjöö tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edwin Olsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Hughes having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Czeslaw Czajkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patryk Pieknik was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 17thth minute of the game Czeslaw Czajkowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ekaryd FF's Patryk Pieknik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ekaryd FF getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Oliver Fransson hit a great ball. Edwin Olsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Hughes having to interfere. After 29 minutes of play, Ekaryd FF's Inder De Carolis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Charles Hughes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Charles Hughes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 36 minutes into the match, Ekaryd FF's Inder De Carolis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charles Hughes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Håkan Axelsson hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Ekaryd FF's Jarl Nordlander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charles Hughes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 42 minutes, Czeslaw Czajkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Åstäppa FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Czeslaw Czajkowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliver Fransson got free with Charles Hughes in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patryk Pieknik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Czeslaw Czajkowski's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Czeslaw Czajkowski was the one to do the kick off. If Czeslaw Czajkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Sven-Erik Lindman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Charles Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin Olsson in the 63rd minute of the match. Oliver Fransson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 69th match minute, Åstäppa FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Arne Alströmer to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Åstäppa FK's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Sjöö came free, but Charles Hughes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Czeslaw Czajkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patryk Pieknik having to interfere. Charles Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Sjöö, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oliver Apelqvist hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the game, Sven-Erik Lindman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Åstäppa FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekaryd FF the free kick. Gunnar Sjöö received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Charles Hughes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 94 played minutes Åstäppa FK got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Axelsson. Jarl Nordlander struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Charles Hughes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ekaryd FF.