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Sala Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Wilhelm Nyman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Långt på Lasse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilhelm Nyman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Långt på Lasse getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Bengt-Rune Christoffersson hit a great ball. When Bengt-Rune Christoffersson came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Långt på Lasse 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 Bengt-Rune Christoffersson couldn't finish the play. Bengt-Rune Christoffersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Benjamin Hellström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Johannes Granström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Felix Runberg made a precise shot to the right of Benjamin Hellström. Sala IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Felix Runberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Leonard Öfverman fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sala IF's protests and gave Leonard Öfverman a yellow card for diving instead. 27 minutes into the game, one of Sala IF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Långt på Lasse a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Robin Ersman, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sala IF's Benjamin Hellström. 0-2. In the 37th minute of the match, Benjamin Svensson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sebastian Ivarsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Felix Runberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Långt på Lasse's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Runberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Hellström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st minute, Johannes Granström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Ivarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Beck, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Benjamin Svensson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sebastian Ivarsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Benjamin Svensson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bengt-Rune Christoffersson was the one to do the kick off. If Felix Runberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd match minute, Sala IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Alefors to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Benjamin Svensson put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Sebastian Ivarsson. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bengt-Rune Christoffersson in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamin Hellström saved Sala IF from getting behind. Benjamin Svensson might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastian Ivarsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benjamin Svensson ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Bengt-Rune Christoffersson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Hellström was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the last second Benjamin Hellström throw himself and got hold of the ball when Bengt-Rune Christoffersson in the 66thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Wilhelm Nyman charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilhelm Nyman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rikard Lindgren hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Sala IF's Leonard Öfverman got his second yellow card of the match in the 70th minute. The referee ordered Leonard Öfverman off the ground. After a rather tough play, Sala IF's Leonard Öfverman got a free kick in the 71st minute. Bengt-Rune Christoffersson struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Benjamin Hellström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Långt på Lasse. Bengt-Rune Christoffersson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Långt på Lasse's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Tomas Söderberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Sala IF's goalkeeper Benjamin Hellström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Runberg. In the 95th minute, Wilhelm Nyman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute of the match Jens-Erik Salqvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sebastian Ivarsson skillfully saved the ball.