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Månsarp
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matthias Karlstedt kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Månsarp RK getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Olle Kalfhage hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Jonas Ekberg broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fredric Godholm during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Lite Finare Lite Bättre getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Fredric Godholm hit a great ball. Esbjörn Wallin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Karlstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Esbjörn Wallin managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Månsarp RK's Kent Björkman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Per-Åke Byström hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Kent Björkman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Esbjörn Wallin firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Per-Åke Byström during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Per-Åke Byström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Månsarp RK booed when Lite Finare Lite Bättre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Ekberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Claes Lundström sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Esbjörn Wallin threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Claes Lundström this time. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matthias Karlstedt in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esbjörn Wallin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute, Joar Bivall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kent Björkman got free with Esbjörn Wallin in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

If Axel Gallin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the game, Månsarp RK's Matthias Karlstedt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esbjörn Wallin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 62 minutes into the game, Kent Björkman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Esbjörn Wallin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fredric Godholm hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Matthias Karlstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esbjörn Wallin having to interfere. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Kent Björkman sped through Lite Finare Lite Bättre's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Esbjörn Wallin. After 76 minutes of play, Månsarp RK's Matthias Karlstedt made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esbjörn Wallin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kent Björkman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Esbjörn Wallin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olle Kalfhage received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Esbjörn Wallin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esbjörn Wallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Karlstedt in the 85th minute of play. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Jörgen Wennerqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, one of Månsarp RK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jonas Ekberg shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Kent Björkman struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Esbjörn Wallin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Månsarp RK. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Månsarp RK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lite Finare Lite Bättre had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.