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Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Viktor Stephansson made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Viktor Stephansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ian Säv was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 12th minute Egil Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredrik Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Vestlund in the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kurdiska FF's Andreas Eliasson got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th match minute, Kurdiska FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Käcker to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute of the match Staffan Lidström shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fredrik Lindgren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Egil Hermansson took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Lindgren. Fredrik Lindgren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 26th minute Egil Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Skålberg in the 29th minute of play forced Kurdiska FF's goalkeeper Fredrik Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Kurdiska FF booed when Bottnaryd IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egil Hermansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Kurdiska FF's Viktor Stephansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ian Säv narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mattias Eliasson's late challenge caught a Kurdiska FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mattias Eliasson helped the player get up and apologised. Mattias Eliasson hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egil Hermansson in the 42nd minute of play forced Kurdiska FF's goalkeeper Fredrik Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Kurdiska FF's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Eliasson came free, but Fredrik Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Stig Skålberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Lindgren was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half Bottnaryd IFK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, Kurdiska FF's goalkeeper Fredrik Lindgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Egil Hermansson. Kjell Bennet hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Fredrik Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig Skålberg in the 57th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Egil Hermansson took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Fredrik Lindgren to make any attempt to save it. Fredrik Lindgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Egil Hermansson in the 63rd minute. Fredrik Lindgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Eliasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egil Hermansson got free with Fredrik Lindgren in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bottnaryd IFK's Mattias Eliasson got his second yellow card of the match in the 67th minute. The referee ordered Mattias Eliasson off the ground. A collision led to Bottnaryd IFK getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Mattias Eliasson hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Kurdiska FF's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Skålberg came free, but Fredrik Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 72 in the game by Egil Hermansson from a close distance when the talented Fredrik Lindgren managed to make a qualified save. Kurdiska FF's players were relieved. The supporters of Bottnaryd IFK booed when Kurdiska FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Käcker didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egil Hermansson got free with Fredrik Lindgren in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Egil Hermansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Bertil Vestlund dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fredrik Lindgren, 0-3. Birger Säf who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Fredrik Lindgren when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Bertil Vestlund got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bottnaryd IFK played a much better game than Kurdiska FF and deserved their victory. The Kurdiska FF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.