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Atletstadion
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5488, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jesper Nordin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patrik Ståhlman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesper Nordin in the 7th minute of the match. Arne Rudkvists short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Kevin Almkvist to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Furuskogens Atletiska's zone, Jesper Nordin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrik Ståhlman came out of the goal and Jesper Nordin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gösta Esbjörnsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Patrik Ståhlman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrik Ståhlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesper Nordin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, Simon Martinsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Furuskogens Atletiska's zone, Gösta Esbjörnsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrik Ståhlman came out of the goal and Gösta Esbjörnsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Jesper Nordin 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sten Telin in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Almkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute, Arne Rudkvist 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. Kevin Almkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sten Telin's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. If Arne Rudkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arne Rudkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arne Rudkvist got free with Kevin Almkvist in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Jesper Nordin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The wind increased when Sten Telin made the kick off in the second half. When Gösta Esbjörnsson came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Rydebäck 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 Gösta Esbjörnsson couldn't finish the play. If Gösta Esbjörnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Jesper Nordin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rydebäck's supporters rose to their feet, but Jesper Nordin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrik Ståhlman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 65 in the game by Gösta Esbjörnsson from a close distance when the talented Patrik Ståhlman managed to make a qualified save. Furuskogens Atletiska's players were relieved. Patrik Ståhlman came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Rydebäck's Gösta Esbjörnsson. But to his dismay, Gösta Esbjörnsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 75th match minute, Furuskogens Atletiska was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Lindqvist to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sten Telin in the 80th minute of play forced Rydebäck's goalkeeper Kevin Almkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, Gösta Esbjörnsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Patrik Ståhlman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the last second Patrik Ståhlman throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jesper Nordin in the 90thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Patrik Ståhlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesper Nordin in the 99th minute of play.