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Ryssby Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bror Bjursell got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Kenneth Bergendahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Per-Arne Cane got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Per-Arne Cane didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 7th minute. Ryssby IF's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth Bergendahl in the 12th minute of play forced Löverpool's goalkeeper Elliot Holmgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per-Arne Cane's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Elliot Holmgren firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Ryssby IF booed when Löverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvard Haraldsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kenneth Bergendahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Elliot Holmgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Per-Arne Cane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stellan Mossberg charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stellan Mossberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ryssby IF's Stellan Mossberg got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Per-Arne Cane got free with Elliot Holmgren in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ove Bergström hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Löverpool's Elliot Holmgren got control of the ball when Per-Arne Cane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kenneth Bergendahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Holmgren having to interfere. Per-Arne Cane who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Elliot Holmgren when he managed to save the team from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kenneth Bergendahl made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Per-Arne Cane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kenneth Bergendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ryssby IF's Kenneth Bergendahl in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Löverpool's goalie prevented a goal. Elliot Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Arne Cane in the 60th minute of the match. When Ryssby IF's Kenneth Bergendahl in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Löverpool's goalie prevented a goal. Per-Arne Cane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Elliot Holmgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 66 minutes, Bror Bjursell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Löverpool's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bror Bjursell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elliot Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Arne Cane in the 68th minute of the match. Per-Arne Cane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Holmgren having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Löverpool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Burman to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Löverpool defense, Kenneth Bergendahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elliot Holmgren. The Löverpool fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elliot Holmgren should have stopped the shot. In the 85th match minute, Ryssby IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Ove Ekström to maneuver through the defense. Elliot Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenneth Bergendahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per-Arne Cane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Elliot Holmgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edvard Haraldsson during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ryssby IF's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.