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Skills Road
Spectators: 7512 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adrian Sandell started the match with the kick off. Andreas Dahlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pål Lundgren in the 3rd minute of play. Andreas Dahlberg came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Svängsta's Per Lindqvist. But to his dismay, Per Lindqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Andreas Dahlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pål Lundgren in the 22nd minute of play. Pål Lundgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Dahlberg having to interfere. Skills Academy's Andreas Dahlberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torgny Kling in the 32nd minute of play. Dag Sörman hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Per-Oskar Haraldsson in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Markus Lööf, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Markus Lööf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Nyqvist in the 38th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Skills Academy's Markus Lööf threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dag Sörman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 42 minutes into the game, Per Lindqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Andreas Dahlberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kent Lund hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Svängsta's Adrian Sandell in the 53rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Andreas Dahlberg was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Skills Academy through an amazing save. Per-Oskar Haraldsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jarl Kolberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Markus Lööf having to interfere. Jarl Kolberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Markus Lööf read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Andreas Dahlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Sandell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Pål Lundgren notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Skills Academy's Andreas Dahlberg. Andreas Dahlberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pål Lundgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Dahlberg having to interfere. If Per-Oskar Haraldsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Torgny Kling recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Per-Oskar Haraldsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Markus Lööf was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 85 minutes into the game, Jarl Kolberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Markus Lööf was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andreas Dahlberg made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Pål Lundgren sent off a good shot on target. After 92 played minutes Svängsta got a freekick which was hit by Torgny Kling. After having played for 93 minutes, Jarl Kolberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skills Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jarl Kolberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Svängsta supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Svängsta would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.