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Habo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) José Carlos White made the kick off and thus started the match. If Anthony Avila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Abelsson charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Abelsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, Habo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Abelsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute Erling Bergfelt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tord Samuelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Carlos White in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Egon Lindqvist saved Habo from getting behind. Philip Walroth kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Egon Lindqvist came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by The Rats's Anthony Avila. But to his dismay, Anthony Avila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 17thth minute of the game José Carlos White who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Habo's Egon Lindqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 18 minutes, José Carlos White made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Habo's Egon Lindqvist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22ndth minute of the game José Carlos White who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Habo's Egon Lindqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Philip Walroth was shown his second yellow card after 23 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 23rd match minute, The Rats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philip Walroth to maneuver through the defense. Egon Lindqvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Carlos White went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Egon Lindqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Carlos White in the 36th minute of play. Pär Lindegaard took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Egon Lindqvist. Habo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that José Carlos White's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egon Lindqvist was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Carlos White in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Egon Lindqvist saved Habo from getting behind. Egon Lindqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Carlos White, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The Rats's Anthony Avila got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Nils-Åke Hamberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egon Lindqvist. Habo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils-Åke Hamberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The The Rats fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when The Rats's José Carlos White looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Bergfelt in the 59th minute of play forced The Rats's goalkeeper Tord Samuelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Bergfelt in the 64th minute of play forced The Rats's goalkeeper Tord Samuelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Habo were awarded a corner. Michel Wenerdahl went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Habo's corner Michel Wenerdahl fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tord Samuelsson quite easily take care of the ball. Tord Samuelsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Bergfelt, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. José Carlos White fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egon Lindqvist having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Nils-Åke Hamberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egon Lindqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tord Samuelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erland Hedlund in the 77th minute of the match. Tord Samuelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erling Bergfelt in the 90th minute of the match. Ture Nilsson's late challenge caught a The Rats's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ture Nilsson helped the player get up and apologised. Ture Nilsson kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 96thth minute of the game Erling Bergfelt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Rats's Tord Samuelsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match was over The Rats could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Habo throughout the match.