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Dalymount Park
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig Skålberg started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Bottnaryd IFK's Mattias Eliasson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ian Säv showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Asklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Egil Hermansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik Almstedt having to interfere. Stig Skålberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stig Skålberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ian Säv showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Asklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Bottnaryd IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Asklund came free, but Ian Säv reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 played minutes Bottnaryd IFK got a freekick which was hit by Bertil Vestlund. In the 23rd match minute, Phibsborough Fox was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Alfors to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute Staffan Lidström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Almstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Egil Hermansson came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Bottnaryd IFK 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 Egil Hermansson couldn't finish the play. Stig Skålberg's late challenge caught a Phibsborough Fox's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stig Skålberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th match minute, Bottnaryd IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig Skålberg to maneuver through the defense. Bottnaryd IFK's Stig Skålberg got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tobias Hybbert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ian Säv having to make a save. After 34 played minutes Mattias Asklund rounded Bottnaryd IFK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Erik Almstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egil Hermansson in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Hans Nordgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erik Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egil Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Skålberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Mattias Asklund made the kick off in the second half. Phibsborough Fox's Erik Almstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig Skålberg in the 57th minute of play. Mattias Eliasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik Almstedt having to interfere. Phibsborough Fox's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Egil Hermansson scored to the left of an out of position Erik Almstedt, making the score, 1-1. Tomas Alfors's late challenge caught a Bottnaryd IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Alfors helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th minute, Tomas Alfors hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, Bottnaryd IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Staffan Lidström to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Stig Skålberg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Erik Almstedt, passed just outside the right post. In the 80thth minute of the game Tobias Hybbert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bottnaryd IFK's Ian Säv was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Bottnaryd IFK booed when Phibsborough Fox was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmie Matsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute, Bertil Vestlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bottnaryd IFK played a much better game than Phibsborough Fox and deserved their victory. The Phibsborough Fox players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.