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Östansjö -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Östansjö booed when Äspered was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agne Smefeldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Magnus Qvarnström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Beckström having to interfere. Karl-Åke Holmgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Linus Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 minutes, Fredric Ljungberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Äspered and the Östansjö players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Äspered was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredric Ljungberg to maneuver through the defense. Östansjö's Göran Jonsson couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 12th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Äspered. Gabriel Beckström was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Karl-Magnus Qvarnström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karl-Magnus Qvarnström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Gabriel Beckström made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Edgar Odén sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sixten Hääger in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Linus Lindberg saved Östansjö from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Karl-Åke Holmgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Linus Lindberg was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. If Edgar Odén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Magnus Qvarnström in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Beckström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute Karl-Åke Holmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Linus Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Magnus Qvarnström in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Beckström saved Äspered from getting behind. 45 minutes into the match, Äspered's goalkeeper Gabriel Beckström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Odén. The supporters of Östansjö booed when Äspered was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddie Askestät didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sixten Hääger to make the kick off. Sixten Hääger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Linus Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Sixten Hääger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Äspered's supporters rose to their feet, but Sixten Hääger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Linus Lindberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karl-Magnus Qvarnström scored 3-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Beckström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edgar Odén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Gabriel Beckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 68 minutes, Sixten Hääger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Äspered's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixten Hääger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Fredric Ljungberg was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 70 minutes had been played. In the 71st minute, Fredric Ljungberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Östansjö's Göran Jonsson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Karl-Magnus Qvarnström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Beckström having to interfere. Edgar Odén's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Beckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Östansjö's Karl-Magnus Qvarnström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Beckström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gabriel Beckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Qvarnström, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. With a little luck, Östansjö's Linus Lindberg got control of the ball when Karl-Åke Holmgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Östansjö fans cheered their team off the field, for while Äspered had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.