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The Lions Gap
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edgar Vennerberg kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Ove Edström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sven-Arne Holm fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lions FC's protests and gave Sven-Arne Holm a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lions FC's Sven-Arne Holm got a free kick in the 7th minute. Egil Melander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enginsu Müslim, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Nebojša Novaković succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Sven-Arne Holm hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Vennerberg in the 18th minute of play forced Jaktplan och Muffins's goalkeeper Jörn Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Edgar Vennerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jörn Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Easton Ericsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egil Melander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nebojša Novaković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the game, Lech Jekot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jaktplan och Muffins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lions FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Jaktplan och Muffins's Lech Jekot got a free kick in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lions FC's zone, Gunnar Hedlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egil Melander came out of the goal and Gunnar Hedlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jaktplan och Muffins's Enginsu Müslim got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nebojša Novaković's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Egil Melander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Egil Melander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nebojša Novaković in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nebojša Novaković made the kick off in the second half. Egil Melander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nebojša Novaković in the 52nd minute of play. If Nebojša Novaković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Jaktplan och Muffins booed when Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morgan Hansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nebojša Novaković scored 0-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egil Melander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Egil Melander was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Enginsu Müslim capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Enginsu Müslim really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Egil Melander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nebojša Novaković, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Easton Ericsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Egil Melander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nebojša Novaković blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Egil Melander having to make a save. Gunnar Hedlund charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunnar Hedlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gunnar Hedlund hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Östen Lindgren came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Lions FC 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 Östen Lindgren couldn't finish the play. Nebojša Novaković sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enginsu Müslim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egil Melander having to interfere. Ove Edström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Lions FC's zone, Enginsu Müslim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egil Melander came out of the goal and Enginsu Müslim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nebojša Novaković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Egil Melander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enginsu Müslim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egil Melander having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Easton Ericsson got free with Egil Melander in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaktplan och Muffins'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.