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Hägersten
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nouman Faris kicked off to start the match. Nouman Faris received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nils-Emil Strömberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Nouman Faris slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cool Ball Runners's zone, Melker Marcelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils-Emil Strömberg came out of the goal and Melker Marcelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nouman Faris received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nils-Emil Strömberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Nouman Faris slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Hägersten's Torbjörn Bengtsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nils-Emil Strömberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Torbjörn Bengtsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Cool Ball Runners getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Torsten Bremming hit a great ball. Nouman Faris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nils-Emil Strömberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Bengtsson in the 34th minute of play. Torbjörn Bengtsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Emil Strömberg having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximilian Winkler during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Maximilian Winkler kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Torbjörn Bengtsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Emil Strömberg having to interfere. When Melker Marcelli came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Hägersten 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 Melker Marcelli couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mårten Klemensson was the one to do the kick off. Torbjörn Bengtsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Nils-Emil Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cool Ball Runners's goalkeeper Nils-Emil Strömberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kenny Rang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benedicto Nastasio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nils-Emil Strömberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximilian Winkler, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute, Melker Marcelli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Nouman Faris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Nils-Emil Strömberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Melker Marcelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Torbjörn Bengtsson struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Nils-Emil Strömberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hägersten. A collision led to Cool Ball Runners getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Eric Gustavsson hit a great ball. Nouman Faris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Nils-Emil Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustaf Strömberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Mårten Klemensson took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Benedicto Nastasio to make any attempt to save it. Nils-Emil Strömberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouman Faris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Torbjörn Bengtsson in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nils-Emil Strömberg saved Cool Ball Runners from getting behind. In the 94th minute, Kenny Rang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hägersten's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.