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Norrköpings Parken
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcus Hedström started the match with the kick off. Marcus Hedström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Manfred Öberg made a huge save. In the 5th minute, Tobias Ekeberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manfred Öberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. IKS Norrköping's Tobias Ekeberg got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcus Hedström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emanuel Sigfridsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Söderquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's Tobias Ekeberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manfred Öberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Mariusz Prusinowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Ekeberg in the 22nd minute of play forced Ljungbyholm's goalkeeper Manfred Öberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Hedström's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Manfred Öberg firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Marcus Hedström came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the IKS Norrköping 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 Marcus Hedström couldn't finish the play. 34 minutes into the match, Ljungbyholm's goalkeeper Manfred Öberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Hedström. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcus Hedström got free with Manfred Öberg in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. IKS Norrköping's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Simon Dahlman in the 36th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Marcus Hedström advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-0 in the 36th minute. Manfred Öberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Ekeberg in the 39th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Elvio Parrondo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tao Shi Fan in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tao Shi Fan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, IKS Norrköping was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pelle Jönsätt to maneuver through the defense. After 53 played minutes, Ljungbyholm's Simon Bållström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emanuel Sigfridsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ljungbyholm reached it. 3-0 became the score in the 54th minute when Marcus Hedström elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Marcus Hedström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manfred Öberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Ekeberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Rosendal in the 63rd minute of play forced Ljungbyholm's goalkeeper Manfred Öberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Rosendal in the 64th minute of play forced Ljungbyholm's goalkeeper Manfred Öberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pelle Jönsätt hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ljungbyholm made a substitution. Waldir Andrade replaced Ivar Billock. The supporters of IKS Norrköping booed when Ljungbyholm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilton Secco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Simon Dahlman sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ljungbyholm's Manfred Öberg didn't even have to move. IKS Norrköping's Marcus Hedström got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute Tobias Ekeberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Öberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldir Andrade came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Emanuel Sigfridsson could save by the left post. Manfred Öberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Hedström in the 83rd minute of the match. Manfred Öberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Ekeberg in the 84th minute of the match. Tobias Ekeberg took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manfred Öberg. Manfred Öberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. IKS Norrköping made a substitution. Yu Jing Bin replaced Marcus Hedström. After a rather tough play, Ljungbyholm's Tom Fernström got a free kick in the 87th minute. Manfred Öberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Jing Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Matthias Haglund kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Ljungbyholm's Manfred Öberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Jing Bin in the 91st minute of play. There was no doubt that IKS Norrköping were the better team. IKS Norrköping's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.