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Skinnsjön Arena
Spectators: 7321 (Terracing: 5492, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jörgen Wennersten got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Skinnsjön IK's Jörgen Wennersten got a free kick in the 6th minute. Simon Sjöö charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simon Sjöö the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 11 minutes into the match, HEDMANS IF's Peter Lundström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven Söder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Stigsson in the 12th minute of play forced Skinnsjön IK's goalkeeper Sven Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Peter Lundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skinnsjön IK's Sven Söder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in HEDMANS IF's zone, Simon Sjöö stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fryderyk Niedziela came out of the goal and Simon Sjöö tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peter Lundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Lundström in the 22nd minute of play forced Skinnsjön IK's goalkeeper Sven Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jörgen Wennersten hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Lundström in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven Söder saved Skinnsjön IK from getting behind. The supporters of HEDMANS IF booed when Skinnsjön IK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Johan Mickelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Stigsson in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven Söder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sven Söder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Stigsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Peter Lundström managed to get in a good position for a shot. HEDMANS IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Lundström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven Söder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 43 minutes, Thomas Stigsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HEDMANS IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Stigsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Stigsson to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jörgen Wennersten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fryderyk Niedziela was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 63rd minute, Ted Söderqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Thomas Stigsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sven Söder. The goal made the score 2-1. 81 minutes into the match, Thomas Stigsson notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Skinnsjön IK's Sven Söder. Sven Söder was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jörgen Wennersten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fryderyk Niedziela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jörgen Wennersten went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Skinnsjön IK were victorious despite being under pressure from HEDMANS IF for much of the match.