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Ljungbyholm RK-valle
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nils Holm kicked off to start the match. If Gustaf Matsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viksjös Vikingar's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Västberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Karl-Michael Västberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Verner Thidén had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Michael Västberg. Viksjös Vikingar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Verner Thidén was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Karl-Michael Västberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaf Matsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Nils Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Michael Västberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils Hansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karl-Michael Västberg having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Hansson in the 21st minute of play forced Viksjös Vikingar's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Västberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Hansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Michael Västberg having to interfere. Karl-Michael Västberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaf Matsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Åkerman in the 29th minute of play forced Viksjös Vikingar's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Västberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Viksjös Vikingar's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Västberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nils Hansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Karl-Michael Västberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Michael Västberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Hansson in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Viksjös Vikingar's zone, Gustaf Matsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Michael Västberg came out of the goal and Gustaf Matsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Nils Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the game, Nils Hansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Karl-Michael Västberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nils Hansson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karl-Michael Västberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils Hansson's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. If Nils Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl-Michael Västberg was a little too slow when Jörn Ahlquist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-3. Karl-Michael Västberg was a little too slow when Nils Hansson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viksjös Vikingar's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Västberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, one of Viksjös Vikingar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Nils Hansson got free in front of the goal in the 71st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Karl-Michael Västberg was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Viksjös Vikingar's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Västberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaf Matsson. Karl-Michael Västberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Hansson in the 74th minute of play. Karl-Michael Västberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78thth minute of the game Nils Hansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Viksjös Vikingar's Karl-Michael Västberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Niklas Göransson's late challenge caught a Viksjös Vikingar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Göransson helped the player get up and apologised. Niklas Göransson hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Nils Hansson was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Gustaf Matsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE Xx's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaf Matsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Michael Västberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nils Holm during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 94 played minutes Viksjös Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Nils Holm. Gustaf Matsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Karl-Michael Västberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over THE Xx could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Viksjös Vikingar throughout the match.