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Engelholm Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kåre Jakobsson started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Haradal United's Kristian Henriksson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georg Östensson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Löfgren kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Georg Östensson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Per-Oskar Hydén in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Paul Högman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haradal United's Per-Oskar Hydén got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haradal United's Kristian Henriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Per-Oskar Hydén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 22 minutes, Kåre Jakobsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bockstensmannen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kåre Jakobsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rickard Vallmark during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Bockstensmannen booed when Haradal United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickard Vallmark didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kåre Jakobsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Bockstensmannen's zone, Per-Oskar Hydén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georg Östensson came out of the goal and Per-Oskar Hydén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes in the game, Kristian Henriksson fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Georg Östensson having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Henriksson in the 40th minute of play forced Bockstensmannen's goalkeeper Georg Östensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th match minute, Haradal United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Ola Mikaelsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute of the match Torbjörn Soned shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gert Levander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Kristian Henriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Östensson having to interfere. Kristian Henriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Georg Östensson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Georg Östensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristian Henriksson in the 62nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kristian Henriksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Georg Östensson was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After having played for 70 minutes, Per-Oskar Hydén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haradal United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per-Oskar Hydén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Per-Oskar Hydén made a precise shot to the right of Georg Östensson. Bockstensmannen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Birger Hermansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Torbjörn Soned hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Oskar Hydén took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Georg Östensson. Georg Östensson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 85 minutes into the match, Bockstensmannen's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Henriksson came free, but Georg Östensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haradal United's Per-Oskar Hydén got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 91 minutes of play, Haradal United's Per-Oskar Hydén made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Georg Östensson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Georg Östensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per-Oskar Hydén, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Haradal United's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.