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Högbo Arena
Spectators: 7293 (Terracing: 5472, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henry Lindberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Henning Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Jespersson in the 3rd minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Henry Lindberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jörgen Lilja. Högbo Knee Breakers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henry Lindberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 13thth minute of the game Henry Lindberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Högbo Knee Breakers's Jörgen Lilja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jörgen Lilja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Lindberg in the 15th minute of play. Henning Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Jespersson in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Ronny Stigsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Gilbert Odeen 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. 27 minutes into the match, Högbo Knee Breakers's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Bohlin came free, but Jörgen Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, Pålsboda's Henry Lindberg made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jörgen Lilja was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henry Lindberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jörgen Lilja having to interfere. Ove Tillman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henry Lindberg took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jörgen Lilja. Jörgen Lilja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Jörgen Lilja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Lindberg in the 42nd minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tobias Jespersson made the kick off in the second half. Henning Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Jespersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peder Nordström charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peder Nordström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes Pålsboda got a freekick which was hit by Peder Nordström. Henry Lindberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jörgen Lilja having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Högbo Knee Breakers's zone, Henry Lindberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jörgen Lilja came out of the goal and Henry Lindberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Gilbert Odeen came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Pålsboda 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 Gilbert Odeen couldn't finish the play. Pålsboda made a substitution. Vilhelm Ekenberg replaced Inge Joensson. In the 66th minute Hampus Dahlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henning Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Henry Lindberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henry Lindberg struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Jörgen Lilja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pålsboda. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Lindberg in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jörgen Lilja saved Högbo Knee Breakers from getting behind. Gilbert Odeen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Jörgen Lilja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Arvin Sjö hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henry Lindberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Jörgen Lilja made a huge save. Ronny Stigsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jörgen Lilja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 88 minutes, Ove Tillman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pålsboda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ove Tillman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henry Lindberg took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jörgen Lilja. Jörgen Lilja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Henry Lindberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Henry Lindberg 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. When the final whistle sounded Pålsboda left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Högbo Knee Breakers.