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Grillby Stadion
Spectators: 6645 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eric Bergendahl took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes 1558 got a freekick which was hit by Axel Östensson. After 6 minutes of play, LA Galaxy's Eric Bergendahl made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roger Deckberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roger Deckberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valter Arenberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, 1558's Axel Östensson got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 22nd match minute, 1558 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Odman to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Eric Bergendahl managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA Galaxy's supporters rose to their feet, but Eric Bergendahl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger Deckberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Douglas Billström struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Roger Deckberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA Galaxy. 27 minutes into the game, one of 1558:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Roger Deckberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Billström, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Roger Deckberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jimmie Berglund went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After having played for 39 minutes, Jimmie Berglund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA Galaxy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jimmie Berglund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ralf Häll hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The supporters of 1558 booed when LA Galaxy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Bergendahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mats Aleberg made a kick off. If Jimmie Berglund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Bergendahl might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roger Deckberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eric Bergendahl ran back to his position shaking his head. Stig-Ove Ekeroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Aleberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Stig-Ove Ekeroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Aleberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Eric Bergendahl 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. Kennet Dalström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Roger Deckberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Douglas Billström struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Roger Deckberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA Galaxy. Eric Bergendahl struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Roger Deckberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA Galaxy. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valter Arenberg got free with Roger Deckberg in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Valter Arenberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 1558 getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Bo Offendahl hit a great ball. Eric Bergendahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Deckberg having to interfere. After 85 played minutes 1558 got a freekick which was hit by Mikael Odman. 87 minutes into the match, 1558's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Billström came free, but Roger Deckberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Deckberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Billström in the 89th minute of play. Roger Deckberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Billström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Bergendahl got free with Roger Deckberg in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over LA Galaxy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 1558 throughout the match.