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Pauliström -vallen
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 150) Blidsberg FF's Niklas Bergman 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arvin Bjursell during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Arvin Bjursell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Blidsberg FF's zone, Douglass Hopson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Tidén came out of the goal and Douglass Hopson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th play minute Douglass Hopson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Oscar Tidén. 1-0. Folke Asklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Stålberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 20th minute Niklas Bergman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Asklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, FC IBRA's Douglass Hopson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Tidén was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Douglass Hopson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Tidén was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 30th minute Douglass Hopson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Tidén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Blidsberg FF's zone, Douglass Hopson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Tidén came out of the goal and Douglass Hopson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arvin Bjursell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Folke Asklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Douglass Hopson in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar Tidén prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hjalmar Målare hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Max Back recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Douglass Hopson made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Blidsberg FF's Christian Stålberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Folke Asklund. That made the score 2-1 after 51 minutes of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Douglass Hopson in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oscar Tidén saved Blidsberg FF from getting behind. Oscar Tidén didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Einar Wassenius went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute Niklas Bergman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Asklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Henric Pettersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC IBRA's supporters rose to their feet, but Henric Pettersson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Tidén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Douglass Hopson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Tidén having to interfere. Christian Stålberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Asklund having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC IBRA fully deserved thier win.