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Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Erling Höijer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Thomas Häll had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kent Lennartsson. Degerfors IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomas Häll was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Degerfors IF's Kent Lennartsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludwig Bock in the 10th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ludwig Bock got free with Kent Lennartsson in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Thomas Häll had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Kent Lennartsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludwig Bock. In the 28th minute, Thomas Häll left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Shadows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The Shadows:s Jens Molander showed great skill when he stopped Adrian Tunström:s penalty. In the 33rd minute, Adrian Tunström made a precise shot to the right of Jens Molander. The Shadows's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ludwig Bock recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elliott Klemensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kent Lennartsson having to interfere. After 42 played minutes Degerfors IF got a freekick which was hit by Vilhelm Sigfridsson. The Shadows's Thomas Häll shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 43rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kent Lennartsson but with some difficulty. After some careless play in the Degerfors IF defense, Elias Arhenius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kent Lennartsson. The Degerfors IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kent Lennartsson should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elliott Klemensson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Bock in the 59th minute of play forced Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Kent Lennartsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilhelm Sigfridsson kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The Shadows made a substitution. Freddie Almkvist replaced Elliott Klemensson. In the 61st match minute, Degerfors IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vilhelm Sigfridsson to maneuver through the defense. Jens Molander acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 68th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Adrian Tunström. Ludwig Bock recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Arhenius in the 80th minute of play forced Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Kent Lennartsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Shadows's Freddie Almkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute Ludwig Bock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Lennartsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jens Molander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erling Höijer in the 90th minute of the match. The Shadows's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.