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Eksjö Stadion
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when John Lind kicked off to start the match. Roger Sjöberg struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Josef Ahlquist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hornmyr IF. After 9 minutes, Roger Sjöberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hornmyr IF and the Eksjö IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Michel Kilman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonard Melander in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Hornmyr IF's Wiktor Strömqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josef Ahlquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roger Sjöberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Josef Ahlquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Roger Sjöberg came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Hornmyr IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roger Sjöberg couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Erik Fågel in the 27th minute of play forced Eksjö IFK's goalkeeper Josef Ahlquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Roger Sjöberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hornmyr IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Sjöberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Jan-Erik Fågel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josef Ahlquist was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Eksjö IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Erik Fågel came free, but Josef Ahlquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roger Sjöberg in the 44th 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. In the 46thth minute of the game Lars Löfskog who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eksjö IFK's Josef Ahlquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47thth minute of the game Roger Sjöberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eksjö IFK's Josef Ahlquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by John Lind in the 52nd minute of play forced Hornmyr IF's goalkeeper Michel Kilman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wiktor Strömqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Josef Ahlquist made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wiktor Strömqvist got free with Josef Ahlquist in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the game, John Lind was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eksjö IFK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hornmyr IF the free kick. The supporters of Hornmyr IF booed when Eksjö IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. Josef Ahlquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Sjöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Josef Ahlquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Erik Fågel in the 63rd minute of the match. When Lars Löfskog fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hornmyr IF's protests and gave Lars Löfskog a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hornmyr IF's Lars Löfskog got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Hermansson in the 67th minute of play forced Hornmyr IF's goalkeeper Michel Kilman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josef Ahlquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Sjöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute Jan-Erik Fågel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josef Ahlquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Eksjö IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Sjöberg came free, but Josef Ahlquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Sjöberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Josef Ahlquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Eksjö IFK's Victor Linqvist got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Wiktor Strömqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Sjöberg in the 87th minute of play forced Eksjö IFK's goalkeeper Josef Ahlquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hornmyr IF's Peder Haegg got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute Jan-Erik Fågel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josef Ahlquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wiktor Strömqvist got free with Josef Ahlquist in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roger Sjöberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josef Ahlquist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roger Sjöberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Eksjö IFK's Josef Ahlquist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Eksjö IFK from getting a goal against them.