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Laxå
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Laxå IK's Valentin Blom 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. Valentin Blom charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Blom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valentin Blom hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hubert Andberg in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eric Grep prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 13 minutes into the match, Måns Löfgren dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ernst Pååk, 1-0. Ernst Pååk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Måns Löfgren in the 19th minute. Laxå IK's Eric Grep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Andberg in the 20th minute of play. Hannes Kvarnström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eric Grep. Laxå IK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Republic of Jämtland's Ernst Pååk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Republic of Jämtland from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Jörn Sjöö hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernst Pååk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erik Albäck in the 28th minute. Eric Grep showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Sjöö, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Republic of Jämtland's goalkeeper Ernst Pååk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Måns Löfgren. After 35 played minutes Republic of Jämtland got a freekick which was hit by Arne Kilstedt. Kenny Klint hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Robin Björkkvist took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eric Grep. Laxå IK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Republic of Jämtland's Hubert Andberg got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Mikaelsson during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Republic of Jämtland getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Michel Mikaelsson hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Fredrik Winström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Jörn Sjöö ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eric Grep was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hubert Andberg to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörn Sjöö in the 51st minute of play forced Laxå IK's goalkeeper Eric Grep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernst Pååk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Albäck in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Laxå IK getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Kenny Klint hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Blom in the 63rd minute of play forced Republic of Jämtland's goalkeeper Ernst Pååk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Republic of Jämtland's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Blom came free, but Ernst Pååk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Måns Löfgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernst Pååk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Republic of Jämtland booed when Laxå IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredrik Winström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fred Hökkvist took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eric Grep. Laxå IK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Blom in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernst Pååk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute, Robin Björkkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 77 played minutes Republic of Jämtland got a freekick which was hit by Michel Mikaelsson. Måns Löfgren scored 2-3 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernst Pååk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernst Pååk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Albäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jörn Sjöö came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Republic of Jämtland 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 Jörn Sjöö couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Blom in the 94th minute of play forced Republic of Jämtland's goalkeeper Ernst Pååk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Måns Löfgren scored 3-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernst Pååk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Republic of Jämtland players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Laxå IK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.