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Spectators: 7341 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The Alliance's Sven-Erik Högberg 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. If Sven-Erik Högberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Sven-Erik Högberg put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Aleksander Pålsson. Sven-Erik Högberg struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Aleksander Pålsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Alliance. Sven-Erik Högberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Kurt Hamrin came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the The Alliance 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 Kurt Hamrin couldn't finish the play. Kasper Hermansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Pålsson having to interfere. After having played for 27 minutes, Kasper Hermansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Alliance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kasper Hermansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aleksander Pålsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven-Erik Högberg went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Kurt Hamrin came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the The Alliance 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 Kurt Hamrin couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Erik Högberg in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aleksander Pålsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aleksander Pålsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Erik Högberg in the 44th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sven-Erik Högberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksander Pålsson was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kjell Larsfält to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC Madrid's Aleksander Pålsson got control of the ball when Kasper Hermansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kasper Hermansson struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Aleksander Pålsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Alliance. Sven-Erik Högberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sven-Erik Högberg had several of the FC Madrid's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 58 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Aleksander Pålsson as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sven-Erik Högberg had several of the FC Madrid's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 65 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Aleksander Pålsson as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the last second Aleksander Pålsson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sven-Erik Högberg in the 69thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 70th minute The Alliance were awarded a corner. Kurt Hamrin went to the cornerflag to take it. Andreas Nordmark was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Aleksander Pålsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven-Erik Högberg's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. If Sven-Erik Högberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 78 minutes of play, The Alliance's Kasper Hermansson made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aleksander Pålsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 82 played minutes Sven-Erik Högberg could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-7 into the left cross. The Alliance's Per Duset was substituted for Vilhelm Lekberg. Evert Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjell Larsfält in the 96th minute of play. The Alliance'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.