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Spectators: 7374 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 10) Ljungby's Thor Vacker 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. Ljungby's Jakob Eckegren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Folke Nyström in the 5th minute of play. Ove Söderman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jakob Eckegren made a huge save. Jakob Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folke Nyström in the 14th minute of the match. Jim Ahlström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Thor Vacker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Ljungby's goal looked a bit too open when Philip Hansson came free, but Jakob Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Folke Nyström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KstadHc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Philip Hansson struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Jakob Eckegren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KstadHc. The audience was convinced that Frans Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Östen Bergfelt was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Östen Bergfelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thor Vacker in the 35th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ljungby's Jakob Eckegren got control of the ball when Ove Söderman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Ljungby's goalkeeper Jakob Eckegren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herman Beckman. Jakob Eckegren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ove Söderman in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute Jim Ahlström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Östen Bergfelt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, KstadHc's Philip Hansson got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute of the match Ragnar Gregersson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Östen Bergfelt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jakob Eckegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Hansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Jakob Eckegren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Vacker in the 47th minute of play forced KstadHc's goalkeeper Östen Bergfelt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Östen Bergfelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frans Holmberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After having played for 53 minutes, Thor Vacker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ljungby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thor Vacker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st match minute, KstadHc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Erik Ekgren to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, KstadHc's goalkeeper Östen Bergfelt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frans Holmberg. In the 64th minute, Folke Nyström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakob Eckegren was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Östen Bergfelt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thor Vacker in the 68th minute of play. Jakob Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Folke Nyström in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Ljungby's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Söderman came free, but Jakob Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KstadHc's Östen Bergfelt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save KstadHc from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, Ljungby's Thor Vacker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Östen Bergfelt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 78 played minutes KstadHc got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Karlsson. KstadHc's Östen Bergfelt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thor Vacker in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to KstadHc getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Herman Beckman hit a great ball. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by KstadHc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ragnar Gregersson was slow to take the kick. During this time Ljungby's players had a chance to rest. Ragnar Gregersson made a great header on Ljungby's corner, it was just that KstadHc's Östen Bergfelt managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 86th minute Folke Nyström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakob Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in KstadHc's zone, Jim Ahlström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Östen Bergfelt came out of the goal and Jim Ahlström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, Ljungby's goal looked a bit too open when Folke Nyström came free, but Jakob Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Georg Palmquist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KstadHc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ljungby the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in KstadHc fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty!