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Spectators: 6686 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1686, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walter Norberg kicked off to start the match. Stolta Lodare's Birger Palm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Stolta Lodare from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute, Peter Kihlman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stolta Lodare fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Hubert Deckberg fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SK Höjden's protests and gave Hubert Deckberg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SK Höjden getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Hubert Deckberg hit a great ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Walter Norberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SK Höjden's Simon Ingvall was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th minute Walter Norberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Ingvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 13 minutes, Peter Kihlman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stolta Lodare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Kihlman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes in the game, Karl-Michael Berglund dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 19 minutes of play, SK Höjden's Kim Skröder made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birger Palm was left in no man's land by his defense there! SK Höjden's Simon Ingvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Petersson in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of SK Höjden booed when Stolta Lodare was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walter Norberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Karl-Michael Berglund 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. Birger Palm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Höijer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bektaş Kuddus in the 32nd minute of play forced SK Höjden's goalkeeper Simon Ingvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Ingvall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Norberg in the 33rd minute of play. Elof Valler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Simon Ingvall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmund Petersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Ingvall having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SK Höjden's Ulrik Hök got a free kick in the 37th minute. Simon Ingvall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bektaş Kuddus, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl-Michael Berglund was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Kim Skröder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SK Höjden and the Stolta Lodare players grew even worse after the yellow card. 58 minutes into the match, SK Höjden's goal looked a bit too open when Walter Norberg came free, but Simon Ingvall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Ingvall was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Peter Kihlman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Peter Kihlman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. When Stolta Lodare's Walter Norberg in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SK Höjden's goalie prevented a goal. Walter Norberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69thth minute of the game Walter Norberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SK Höjden's Simon Ingvall was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Peter Kihlman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Ingvall. SK Höjden's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Kihlman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. With a little luck, SK Höjden's Simon Ingvall got control of the ball when Walter Norberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Bektaş Kuddus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Walter Norberg sped through SK Höjden's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Simon Ingvall. In the 83rd minute, Stolta Lodare's Walter Norberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Simon Ingvall. Simon Ingvall yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. If Kjell-Arne Soned had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Kihlman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Ingvall having to interfere. In the 96th minute of the match, Walter Norberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Simon Ingvall saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The SK Höjden fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stolta Lodare were clearly better and deserved to take the win.