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Hallstahammar Stadio
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Grönahög IFK's Gert Frisk 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. Wiktor Bock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gert Frisk, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Wiktor Bock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johan Kullgren in the 15th minute of play. Johan Kullgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wiktor Bock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gert Frisk in the 22nd minute of play. Gert Frisk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiktor Bock having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Grönahög IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Harlén came free, but Anders Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimmy Lundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anders Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sören Harlén in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Harlén in the 37th minute of play forced Grönahög IFK's goalkeeper Anders Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Hallstahammar booed when Grönahög IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Lundhberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Aleksander Hedkvist sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Grönahög IFK's Anders Lindgren didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, Grönahög IFK's Ivan Lundhberg got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Anders Lindgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sören Harlén's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sören Harlén stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Johan Kullgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 55 minutes, Sören Harlén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hallstahammar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sören Harlén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anders Lindgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jimmy Lundberg went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksander Hedkvist during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hallstahammar's Aleksander Hedkvist got a free kick in the 70th minute. It was beautiful to see Grönahög IFK's Andreas Olsson in action when he in the 72nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 79th match minute, Grönahög IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manfred Strömberg to maneuver through the defense. Sören Harlén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Anders Lindgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Lundberg in the 86th minute of play forced Grönahög IFK's goalkeeper Anders Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jimmy Lundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the game, Hallstahammar's Sören Harlén nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anders Lindgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Hallstahammar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.