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Spectators: 6680 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 0) FC Badjis's Sven-Arne Bengtsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Alf Lindgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th match minute, Liatorp IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Andersson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Sven-Arne Bengtsson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 12th minute, FC Badjis's Felix Sandström ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ludwig Skark. Ludwig Skark yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, Tobias Hallgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liatorp IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Badjis the free kick. The supporters of FC Badjis booed when Liatorp IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Hallgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ludwig Skark made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Andréas Alkvist sent off a good shot on target. FC Badjis's Andréas Alkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andréas Alkvist had several of the Liatorp IF's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 19 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Ludwig Skark as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a defensive mix-up in FC Badjis's zone, Tobias Hallgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birger Ekström came out of the goal and Tobias Hallgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sven-Arne Bengtsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ludwig Skark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Liatorp IF's zone, Andréas Alkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludwig Skark came out of the goal and Andréas Alkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ludwig Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Bengtsson in the 39th minute of play. Andréas Alkvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Ludwig Skark made a huge save. If Sven-Arne Bengtsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alf Lindgren to make the kick off. Birger Ekström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Lindgren in the 54th minute of play. Tobias Hallgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Birger Ekström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andréas Alkvist struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Ludwig Skark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Badjis. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Sven-Arne Bengtsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Badjis's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Arne Bengtsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludwig Skark breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Liatorp IF's zone, Sven-Arne Bengtsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludwig Skark came out of the goal and Sven-Arne Bengtsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Börge Algren charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Börge Algren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Badjis booed when Liatorp IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Börge Algren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Sven-Arne Bengtsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Badjis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven-Arne Bengtsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andréas Alkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Tobias Hallgren notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of FC Badjis's Birger Ekström. Birger Ekström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ludwig Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Bengtsson in the 85th minute of play. Andréas Alkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Liatorp IF's Ludwig Skark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Arne Bengtsson in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Andréas Alkvist 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. If Sven-Arne Bengtsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ludwig Skark stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andréas Alkvist's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Einar Gadd managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Badjis's supporters rose to their feet, but Einar Gadd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludwig Skark breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Badjis had played much better football throughout.