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Lajksjöbergskullen
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 135) Grinchez's Alexandros Kotakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Alexandros Kotakis came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Grinchez 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 Alexandros Kotakis couldn't finish the play. Alexandros Kotakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Furlan having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Kotakis in the 7th minute of play forced Höglunda IK's goalkeeper Vito Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Alexandros Kotakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Höglunda IK's Vito Furlan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vito Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandros Kotakis in the 10th minute of play. Alexandros Kotakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Höglunda IK's zone, Alexandros Kotakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vito Furlan came out of the goal and Alexandros Kotakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandros Kotakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Kotakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vito Furlan was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 33rdth minute of the game Alexandros Kotakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Höglunda IK's Vito Furlan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Höglunda IK's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Kotakis came free, but Vito Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Kotakis in the 48th minute of play forced Höglunda IK's goalkeeper Vito Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

If Alexandros Kotakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 53 minutes into the game, Alexandros Kotakis lined in a short shot 0-2 behind a frustrated Vito Furlan. Alexandros Kotakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alexandros Kotakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Furlan having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Alexandros Kotakis made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Höglunda IK's Vito Furlan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 63 minutes into the match, Höglunda IK's goalkeeper Vito Furlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandros Kotakis. In the 65th minute, Grinchez's Göran Vennerdal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Alexandros Kotakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Vito Furlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandros Kotakis 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. 86 minutes into the match, Fredrik Lidberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vito Furlan. Höglunda IK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredrik Lidberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Grinchez made a substitution. Aykutalp Urluk replaced Algot Sundberg. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Kotakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vito Furlan was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Alexandros Kotakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grinchez's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.