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Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgard Abad took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot 5 in the game by Kennet Bolander from a close distance when the talented Roy Hedström managed to make a qualified save. Lyrestad's players were relieved. In the 7th minute Dag Aleberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Hedström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Östra Frölunda getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Joacim Hedvall hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Lyrestad's goalkeeper Roy Hedström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kennet Bolander. 15 minutes into the match, Lyrestad's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Ek came free, but Roy Hedström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dag Aleberg kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mattias Ek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roy Hedström was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Lyrestad's zone, Joacim Hedvall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roy Hedström came out of the goal and Joacim Hedvall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jan Gerdberg came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Östra Frölunda 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 Jan Gerdberg couldn't finish the play. Roy Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joacim Hedvall in the 23rd minute of play. Roy Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Gerdberg in the 24th minute of play. Lyrestad's Alexander Alegren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edmund Viberg in the 26 minute of the game. In the 27th minute, Mattias Ek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Östra Frölunda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Robert Stenberg hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Mattias Ek who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Roy Hedström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joacim Hedvall in the 42nd minute of play forced Lyrestad's goalkeeper Roy Hedström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lyrestad's zone, Dag Aleberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roy Hedström came out of the goal and Dag Aleberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 45 minutes into the match, Östra Frölunda's Kennet Bolander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roy Hedström narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mattias Ek to strike the kick off in the second half. Lyrestad's Alexander Alegren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edmund Viberg in the 57 minute of the game. After some careless play in the Lyrestad defense, Mattias Ek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roy Hedström. The Lyrestad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roy Hedström should have stopped the shot. Roy Hedström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Bolander in the 61st minute of the match. Jan Gerdberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roy Hedström having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Lyrestad's zone, Dag Aleberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roy Hedström came out of the goal and Dag Aleberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edgard Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roy Hedström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Ek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Östra Frölunda's Jan Gerdberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roy Hedström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Ek in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roy Hedström saved Lyrestad from getting behind. 77 minutes into the match, Jan Gerdberg notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Lyrestad's Roy Hedström. Roy Hedström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roy Hedström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Pihlwall, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 92nd minute, Joacim Hedvall made a precise shot to the right of Roy Hedström. Lyrestad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Edgard Abad hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.