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Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mark Lindqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Richard Lundström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Myr having to interfere. 8 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Funäsdalen IFK's Ulf Berggren fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Reaktor Göteborg's Magne Hellbom got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Funäsdalen IFK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Reaktor Göteborg:s goal. The score was 1-0 after a penalty in the 12th minute, where Reaktor Göteborg:s Joacim Askstedt tricked Funäsdalen IFK:s Ronny Strömberg with a difficult ball by the left post. Markus Bolander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Ulf Berggren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Funäsdalen IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulf Berggren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tom Myr breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Lindqvist in the 26th minute of play forced Funäsdalen IFK's goalkeeper Ronny Strömberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Lindqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magne Hellbom's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Ronny Strömberg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Mark Lindqvist kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ronny Strömberg. That made the score 2-0 in the 42 minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Markus Bolander was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Funäsdalen IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Hjortberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Markus Bolander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Myr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paul Hjortberg during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Funäsdalen IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Hjortberg to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Lindqvist in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronny Strömberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tom Myr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Bolander, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Funäsdalen IFK! In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Funäsdalen IFK's goalkeeper Ronny Strömberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reaktor Göteborg's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.