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Lotorp
Spectators: 7386 (Terracing: 5541, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 147) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Malte Forssberg made the kick off which started today's match. 12 minutes into the game, Malte Forssberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Niklas Soned was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Lotorp's goal looked a bit too open when Malte Forssberg came free, but Niklas Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christer Högman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Christer Högman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ulf Göransson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niklas Soned showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Skytt, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Viggo Magnusson kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Fritz Enegren fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lotorp's protests and gave Fritz Enegren a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Lotorp:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Virestad:s goal. The referee gave Virestad a penalty, 44 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Andreas Sandberg, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lotorp's Niklas Soned. 0-2. Edvard Skytt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Virestad were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 55 played minutes Virestad's Edvard Skytt stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Niklas Soned stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Lotorp of the goal. Torsten Holm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Göransson having to interfere. Nils-Emil Sjöberg kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Torsten Holm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christer Högman in the 74th minute of play forced Virestad's goalkeeper Ulf Göransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malte Forssberg in the 79th minute of play forced Lotorp's goalkeeper Niklas Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malte Forssberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niklas Soned read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lotorp's zone, Edvard Skytt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niklas Soned came out of the goal and Edvard Skytt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malte Forssberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Niklas Soned tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christer Högman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Göransson having to interfere. Virestad's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.