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The Lions Gap
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arne Valler kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Skålberg in the 5th minute of play forced Frändefors Boif's goalkeeper Einar Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Birger Ekgren's late challenge caught a Lions FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Birger Ekgren helped the player get up and apologised. Birger Ekgren hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Charlie Petersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Frändefors Boif's zone, Alf Skålberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Einar Holmberg came out of the goal and Alf Skålberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Söderqvist hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Leif Lindqvist fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frändefors Boif's protests and gave Leif Lindqvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th match minute, Frändefors Boif was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leif Lindqvist to maneuver through the defense. Lions FC's Alf Skålberg got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Einar Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alf Skålberg in the 21st minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Alf Skålberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Einar Holmberg. Frändefors Boif's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alf Skålberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Tomas Söderqvist fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frändefors Boif's protests and gave Tomas Söderqvist a yellow card for diving instead. Alf Skålberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lions FC's Egil Melander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Valler in the 30th minute of play. Patrick Öberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egil Melander having to interfere. In the 34th match minute, Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludwig Berg to maneuver through the defense. Frändefors Boif's Andreas Björling was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Egil Melander in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Charlie Peterssons short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Einar Holmberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Lions FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Arne Valler scored to the left of an out of position Egil Melander, making the score, 1-1. Einar Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Petersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lions FC's Egil Melander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Valler in the 58th minute of play. Patrick Öberg hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Charlie Petersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Charlie Petersson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Einar Holmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Charlie Petersson 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. Alf Skålberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lions FC's Egil Melander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Valler in the 84th minute of play. Bengt Siggman charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bengt Siggman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lions FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Bengt Siggman hit a great ball. Alf Skålberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Einar Holmberg having to interfere. Egil Melander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Valler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egil Melander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Valler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lions FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.