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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kevin Martinsson kicked off to start the match. Tobias Fransson scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stellan Högberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hällingsjö's Stellan Högberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Fransson in the 14th minute of play. Jonathan Björkqvist's late challenge caught a Hällingsjö's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Björkqvist helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Loyal ones fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Sven-Oskar Stensson, was totally fooled by Hällingsjö's Stig Lindberg, who 18 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Malcolm Rydelius hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Kevin Martinsson notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Hällingsjö's Stellan Högberg. Stellan Högberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 30 minutes into the match, Hällingsjö's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Martinsson came free, but Stellan Högberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Hällingsjö:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Loyal ones:s goal. Tobias Fransson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 1-4 became the score in the 43rd minute when Tobias Fransson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Malcolm Rydelius was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kevin Martinsson got free with Stellan Högberg in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hällingsjö fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! Gustav Valström shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Kevin Martinsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Loyal ones's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin Martinsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stellan Högberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Tobias Fransson took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Stellan Högberg to make any attempt to save it. 66 minutes into the match, Kevin Martinsson notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of Hällingsjö's Stellan Högberg. Stellan Högberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The The Loyal ones fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when The Loyal ones's Tobias Fransson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Tobias Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Kevin Martinsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stellan Högberg was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, Hällingsjö's goalkeeper Stellan Högberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krister Hedlund. Stellan Högberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tobias Fransson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-10 in the 88 minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, The Loyal ones's Kevin Martinsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stellan Högberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-11. The Hällingsjö fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Loyal ones were clearly better and deserved to take the win.