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Ljungaverk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tobias Bocklund started the match with the kick off. When Gustav Mattsson came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Ljungaverk 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 Gustav Mattsson couldn't finish the play. In the 4th minute, Edgar Håning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Magnus Bergman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vilgot Brander, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Ralf Forsman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Semihioo FC's Börge Skoglund got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vilgot Brander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karl-Magnus Bergman having to make a save. Gustav Mattsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Eddie Eklund made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vilgot Brander in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl-Magnus Bergman saved Ljungaverk from getting behind. Börge Skoglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Bergman having to interfere. Gustav Mattsson 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. If Börge Skoglund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vilgot Brander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Bergman having to interfere. Gustav Mattsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eddie Eklund having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Börge Skoglund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Magnus Bergman was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Karl-Magnus Bergman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilgot Brander in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vilgot Brander to make the kick off. After 57 played minutes Ljungaverk got a freekick which was hit by Ralf Forsman. Eddie Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustav Mattsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Bocklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 70th minute, Börge Skoglund made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Magnus Bergman. Ljungaverk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Gustav Mattsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Eddie Eklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Semihioo FC's Eddie Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustav Mattsson in the 79th minute of play. In the 88th minute Gustav Mattsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Börge Skoglund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Karl-Magnus Bergman made a huge save. The Semihioo FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Semihioo FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.