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Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Karl-Johan Pihlberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christopher Gunnarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrik Gernberg having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Löddeköpinge BK's zone, Karl-Johan Pihlberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leif Stor came out of the goal and Karl-Johan Pihlberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute Sture Tomasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leif Stor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrik Gernberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfred Nyman, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Leif Stor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sture Tomasson in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Karl-Johan Pihlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. We Are Leeds's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Johan Pihlberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leif Stor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christopher Gunnarsson to make the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 53rd minute by Christopher Gunnarsson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Löddeköpinge BK booed when We Are Leeds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henric Mattsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Knut Myr charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Knut Myr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Löddeköpinge BK's Knut Myr got a free kick in the 58th minute. Karl-Johan Pihlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leif Stor having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Karl-Johan Pihlberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leif Stor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Löddeköpinge BK booed when We Are Leeds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig-Ove Eliasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Tomasson in the 76th minute of play forced Löddeköpinge BK's goalkeeper Leif Stor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Karl-Johan Pihlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Manfred Nyman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leif Stor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sture Tomasson in the 93rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manfred Nyman got free with Henrik Gernberg in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. We Are Leeds had won after a very even match.