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Borussia-Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Kim Lindqvist dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oliver Jansson, 1-0. Niklas Broberg's late challenge caught a Eskilstuna RK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Broberg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Niklas Broberg got a free kick in the 7th minute. The Borussia Mönchengladbach fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Borussia Mönchengladbach's Kim Lindqvist looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Broberg in the 15th minute of play forced Eskilstuna RK's goalkeeper Oliver Jansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when Bengt-Åke Pettersson put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Borussia Mönchengladbach fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! Simon Heggert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Smed in the 25th minute of the match. Karl-Oskar Bäckman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Bäckman in the 32nd minute of play forced Eskilstuna RK's goalkeeper Oliver Jansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliver Jansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Oskar Bäckman in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Karl-Oskar Bäckman fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Oliver Jansson, passed just outside the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Oskar Bäckman in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliver Jansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Karl-Oskar Bäckman came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Karl-Oskar Bäckman couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Niklas Broberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliver Jansson was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Niklas Broberg struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Oliver Jansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Borussia Mönchengladbach. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Harry Berg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karl-Oskar Bäckman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliver Jansson having to interfere. Niklas Broberg scored 3-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oliver Jansson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th play minute Adrian Smed came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Simon Heggert. 3-2. Borussia Mönchengladbach's Simon Heggert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Berg in the 67th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalkeeper Simon Heggert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Smed. Karl-Oskar Bäckman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 minutes of play, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Kim Lindqvist made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliver Jansson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Eskilstuna RK's zone, Karl-Oskar Bäckman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oliver Jansson came out of the goal and Karl-Oskar Bäckman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Sebastian Bergman got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalkeeper Simon Heggert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Smed.