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Talangfabriken
Spectators: 7351 (Terracing: 5514, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 147) Ljusnedal's Sivert Nyström 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. Leonardo Björling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ralf Dahlberg's late challenge caught a Talangfabriken's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ralf Dahlberg helped the player get up and apologised. Ralf Dahlberg hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Leonardo Björling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 minutes of play Ljusnedal's Ralf Dahlberg was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 10th minute, Ralf Dahlberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Ljusnedal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Leonardo Björling fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 17th match minute, Ljusnedal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. Arne Almkvist hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Ljusnedal's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Lindgren came free, but Anton Jespersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes of play, Ljusnedal's Björn Sundström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerry Mellin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arne Almkvist's late challenge caught a Talangfabriken's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arne Almkvist helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Arne Almkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Robert Heggert from long distance, 33 minutes into the match, got Anton Jespersson's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Jerry Mellin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustav Gulliksson in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Gustav Gulliksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ljusnedal's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustav Gulliksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerry Mellin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Leonardo Björling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Talangfabriken's Leonardo Björling got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Ralf Lindgren to strike the kick off in the second half. Anton Jespersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anders Apelqvist in the 53rd minute of play. After 55 played minutes Ljusnedal got a freekick which was hit by Arne Almkvist. In the 58thth minute of the game Ralf Lindgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ljusnedal's Anton Jespersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 59th minute Ralf Lindgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Jespersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ljusnedal's Alfred Asklund got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonardo Björling in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anton Jespersson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Talangfabriken's Anders Apelqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Anders Apelqvist came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Talangfabriken 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 Anders Apelqvist couldn't finish the play. Anton Jespersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anton Jespersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Björling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Björling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Talangfabriken players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.