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Gnosjö
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonardo Lundqvist got the match started through his kick off. Leonardo Lundqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Rutger Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Söderman hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Christer Lägdin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Strömberg having to interfere. Stig Almstedt might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lennart Harman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stig Almstedt ran back to his position shaking his head. The attack was good, but when Alvar Nyberg in the 16th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Christer Lägdin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Strömberg having to interfere. If Leonardo Lundqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Andreas Söderman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rutger Strömberg. Smedby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Söderman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Leonardo Lundqvist was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 35th minute. Gnosjö's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Leonardo Lundqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 40 minutes, Leonardo Lundqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gnosjö's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonardo Lundqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Leonardo Lundqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Christer Lägdin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Rutger Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvar Nyberg was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Björn Öfverman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smedby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gnosjö the free kick. After a rather tough play, Smedby's Björn Öfverman got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Rutger Strömberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. If Christer Lägdin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christer Lägdin struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Rutger Strömberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnosjö. When Gnosjö's Christer Lägdin, in the 61st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Gnosjö. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Christer Lägdin put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rutger Strömberg. Christer Lägdin struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Rutger Strömberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnosjö. Rutger Strömberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Lundqvist's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Lennart Harman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvar Nyberg in the 74th minute of play. Alvar Nyberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig Almstedt 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. Leonardo Lundqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute Leonardo Lundqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rutger Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Lundqvist took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rutger Strömberg. Rutger Strömberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. When the referee ended the match the Gnosjö players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.