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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ulf Gustavsson kicked off to start the match. OCC FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Ulf Gustavsson scored to the left of an out of position Torbjörn Ekman, making the score, 1-0. When Ulf Gustavsson came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Henån IK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ulf Gustavsson couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, Dan Hylander made a precise shot to the right of Torbjörn Ekman. OCC FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Torbjörn Ekman came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Henån IK's Sören Pihlwall. But to his dismay, Sören Pihlwall quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 17th minute, Daniele Rosi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lars-Erik Sjö was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 20 minutes into the game, Roger Lindberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Torbjörn Ekman. Roger Lindberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. 30 minutes in the game, Sören Pihlwall fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Torbjörn Ekman having to interfere. John Bergström made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Casper Kvist. 38 minutes into the match, OCC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Gustavsson came free, but Torbjörn Ekman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torbjörn Ekman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sören Pihlwall in the 44th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniele Rosi to make the kick off. Torbjörn Ekman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Gustavsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulf Gustavsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Torbjörn Ekman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulf Gustavsson ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sören Pihlwall in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Torbjörn Ekman saved OCC FC from getting behind. Torbjörn Ekman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sören Pihlwall, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Torbjörn Ekman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sören Pihlwall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. OCC FC's Torbjörn Ekman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Lindberg in the 63rd minute of play. After 66 minutes of play, Henån IK's Ulf Gustavsson made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Torbjörn Ekman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute, Roger Lindberg made a precise shot to the right of Torbjörn Ekman. OCC FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. In the 81st minute, Ulf Gustavsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Henån IK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-1. Lars-Erik Sjö took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Rosi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henån IK's Nils-Emil Hegg suffered a concussion in the 86th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 86 minutes, Rolf Jespersson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OCC FC and the Henån IK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rolf Jespersson hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the OCC FC defense, Roger Lindberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torbjörn Ekman. The OCC FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torbjörn Ekman should have stopped the shot.