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Ullared Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arne Stålman took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ullared getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Marcus Ståhlberg hit a great ball. Markus Sörman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, IK Maskin's Petter Myhr got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Arne Stålman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IK Maskin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ullared's goalkeeper Joakim Linberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arne Stålman struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Joakim Linberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IK Maskin. Petter Myhr struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Joakim Linberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IK Maskin. Per-Åke Friberger kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Joakim Linberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arne Stålman's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute of the match Sven-Ove Sjöman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kaj Lidström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 39th minute Dag Klack shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Lidström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dag Klack's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kaj Lidström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. In the 41st match minute, IK Maskin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petter Myhr to maneuver through the defense. Joakim Linberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markus Sörman in the 46th minute of play. The Ullared players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. IK Maskin were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dag Klack to make the kick off. Kaj Lidström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dag Klack went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Ullared getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Arne Stenman hit a great ball. IK Maskin's Hans Arhenius got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joakim Linberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Stålman in the 60th minute of the match. Kaj Lidström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dag Klack, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Arne Stålmans short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Joakim Linberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute, Arne Stålman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Dag Klack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. IK Maskin made a substitution. Eskil Gråberg replaced Svante Bergvall. After 87 minutes, Adam Mattsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IK Maskin and the Ullared players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to IK Maskin getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Adam Mattsson hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes IK Maskin got a freekick which was hit by Adam Mattsson. Eskil Gråberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th match minute, Ullared was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Åke Friberger to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. IK Maskin walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.