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Mariehov IF
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Ek in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven-Arne Gustavsson saved Forsbacka IK from getting behind. A collision led to Forsbacka IK getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Matias Edwardo hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Mattias Ek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven-Arne Gustavsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matias Edwardo during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Östra Frölunda's Eddie Tillman was substituted for Robert Stenberg. Matias Edwardo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Sven-Arne Gustavsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Ek in the 18th minute of play. When Östra Frölunda's Mattias Ek in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Forsbacka IK's goalie prevented a goal. Sven-Arne Gustavsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joacim Hedvall, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Forsbacka IK's Sven-Arne Gustavsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Gerdberg in the 24th minute of play. Sven-Arne Gustavsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Forsbacka IK's Sven-Arne Gustavsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Gerdberg in the 26th minute of play. Sven-Arne Gustavsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Gerdberg went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Sven-Arne Gustavsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Sven-Arne Gustavsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Gerdberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viktor Granberg was the one to do the kick off. Stellan Pihlwall might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven Rolfsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stellan Pihlwall ran back to his position shaking his head. Sven-Arne Gustavsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Einar Sandwall was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 57 minutes into the match. Einar Sandwall kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kennet Bolander got free with Sven-Arne Gustavsson in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the match, Forsbacka IK's goalkeeper Sven-Arne Gustavsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kennet Bolander. 72 minutes into the game, Kennet Bolander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Sven-Arne Gustavsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Forsbacka IK getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Milosz Paraszczuk hit a great ball. Sven-Arne Gustavsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kennet Bolander showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 76 minute of play. From a short distance, Östra Frölunda's Joacim Hedvall, in the 79th minute, tried to place the ball behind Sven-Arne Gustavsson, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Sven-Arne Gustavsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Gerdberg in the 80th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Joacim Hedvall kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sven-Arne Gustavsson. That made the score 0-5 in the 81 minute of play. In the 91st minute Mattias Ek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Arne Gustavsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Forsbacka IK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Östra Frölunda were clearly better and deserved to take the win.