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Surahammar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marko Hermansson took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Unicornen booed when Fagersta AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mårten Skröder didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Unicornen's Ingvar Matsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karl-Oskar Sjögren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isaac Kiempe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ingvar Matsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karl-Oskar Sjögren came out and tried to block the shot, but Ingvar Matsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 25th minute. When Ingvar Matsson came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Unicornen 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 Ingvar Matsson couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Fagersta AIK's zone, Ingvar Matsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Oskar Sjögren came out of the goal and Ingvar Matsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Unicornen's Ingvar Matsson in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fagersta AIK's goalie prevented a goal. Karl-Oskar Sjögren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Karl-Oskar Sjögren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Matsson in the 40th minute of play. After 40 minutes of play, Unicornen's Ingvar Matsson made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karl-Oskar Sjögren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Isaac Kiempe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Karl-Oskar Sjögren made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Kiempe in the 69th minute of play forced Fagersta AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Oskar Sjögren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marko Hermansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Unicornen's Isaac Kiempe got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ingvar Matsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karl-Oskar Sjögren having to make a save. Manfred Dahlbom's late challenge caught a Unicornen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manfred Dahlbom helped the player get up and apologised. Manfred Dahlbom hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, Ingvar Matsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Karl-Oskar Sjögren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ingvar Matsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 90 minutes, Ingvar Matsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unicornen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ingvar Matsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Åke Blomberg struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Andreas Österlund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fagersta AIK.