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Styrsö
Spectators: 7111 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 2) Joakim Ekgren made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Styrsö's Karl-Magnus Beneth got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Jim Hydén stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joakim Ekgren's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After having played for 4 minutes, Birger Engman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nykil IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Birger Engman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Joakim Ekgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nykil IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Joakim Ekgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jim Hydén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9th minute, Emanuel Henriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven Petersson made a great header on Nykil IFK's corner, it was just that Styrsö's Jim Hydén managed to reach the ball for a save. Nykil IFK's Melker Näver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Bennet in the 14th minute of play. Vidar Malm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Melker Näver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Sven Petersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Vidar Malm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Styrsö's supporters rose to their feet, but Vidar Malm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melker Näver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Birger Engman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Jim Hydén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joakim Ekgren in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jim Hydén prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 31 minutes, Birger Engman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nykil IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Birger Engman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christian Bennet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Melker Näver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vidar Malm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Christian Bennet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melker Näver was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Styrsö's Vidar Malm got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Vidar Malm in the 53rd minute of play forced Nykil IFK's goalkeeper Melker Näver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Birger Engman fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jim Hydén, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vidar Malm in the 67th minute of play forced Nykil IFK's goalkeeper Melker Näver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Christian Bennet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nykil IFK's goalkeeper Melker Näver, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bennet in the 71st minute of play forced Nykil IFK's goalkeeper Melker Näver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Vidar Malm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melker Näver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Vidar Malm made a precise shot to the right of Melker Näver. Nykil IFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Joakim Ekgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jim Hydén was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. If Philip Klack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Christian Bennet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melker Näver was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Christian Bennet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melker Näver read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Styrsö defense, Joakim Ekgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jim Hydén. The Styrsö fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jim Hydén should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Styrsö fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nykil IFK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.