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Eksjö Stadion
Spectators: 6717 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 0) John Lind started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sten Kristiansson's shot from long distance in the 5th minute was not bad at all, but Smögen RKsdfdfs's Sten Mellberg knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Benjamin Sundberg kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Wictor Löfgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josef Ahlquist having to interfere. If Marcus Kellberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 minutes of play, Smögen RKsdfdfs's Wictor Löfgren made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Josef Ahlquist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Herbert Gudmundsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Eksjö IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Gudmundsson came free, but Josef Ahlquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 played minutes Eksjö IFK got a freekick which was hit by Mårten Malmberg. Josef Ahlquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Gudmundsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Josef Ahlquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Gudmundsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Kellberg in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef Ahlquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Marcus Kellberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sten Mellberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonard Melander in the 36th minute. After some careless play in the Eksjö IFK defense, Marcus Kellberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josef Ahlquist. The Eksjö IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josef Ahlquist should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Eksjö IFK's Sten Kristiansson got a free kick in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Marcus Kellberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josef Ahlquist was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After having played for 47 minutes, Marcus Kellberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smögen RKsdfdfs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus Kellberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Smögen RKsdfdfs were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcus Kellberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Josef Ahlquist made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Alf Kvarnström sent off a good shot on target. Eksjö IFK's Josef Ahlquist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Eksjö IFK from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Kellberg in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef Ahlquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Benjamin Sundberg's late challenge caught a Eksjö IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Sundberg helped the player get up and apologised. Sten Mellberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Lind in the 69th minute of play. Eksjö IFK's Josef Ahlquist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Eksjö IFK from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute, Marcus Kellberg 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. Wictor Löfgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Josef Ahlquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eksjö IFK's Josef Ahlquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wictor Löfgren in the 79th minute of play. Josef Ahlquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Herbert Gudmundsson in the 80th minute. Marcus Kellberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcus Kellberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Josef Ahlquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Sundberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josef Ahlquist having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, Herbert Gudmundsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Josef Ahlquist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Eksjö IFK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Smögen RKsdfdfs were clearly better and deserved to take the win.