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Torpsbruk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ian Mellbad got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Batman FC! Dan Ekgren had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping Staffan Haegg's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Anders Hård's late challenge caught a Batman FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anders Hård helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Torpsbruk IF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Anders Hård hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Batman FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anders Hård came free, but Dan Ekgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Ekgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Mellbad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute of the match Torpsbruk IF got a corner. Batman FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Staffan Haegg ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Ian Mellbad, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 30 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dan Ekgren was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 32nd play minute Filiph Askstedt came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dan Ekgren. 1-0. Karl-Åke Kock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Hedlund made in the 40th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Batman FC's Joakim Wallander. A collision led to Torpsbruk IF getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Andreas Lundhberg hit a great ball. Batman FC's Dan Ekgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Hård in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sven-Ove Petersson to strike the kick off in the second half. Dan Ekgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiph Askstedt in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Filiph Askstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Ekgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Ekgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiph Askstedt in the 61st minute of the match. Dan Ekgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anders Hård in the 62nd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Torpsbruk IF's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Åke Kock came free, but Billy Högström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joakim Wallander charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joakim Wallander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dan Ekgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filiph Askstedt went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Dan Ekgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Mellbad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Batman FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Joakim Wallander hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiph Askstedt in the 74th minute of play forced Batman FC's goalkeeper Dan Ekgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Batman FC defense, Andreas Lundhberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Ekgren. The Batman FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Ekgren should have stopped the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Torpsbruk IF's goalkeeper Billy Högström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl-Åke Kock. 83 minutes into the match, Batman FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Mellbad came free, but Dan Ekgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Lundhberg in the 89th minute of play forced Batman FC's goalkeeper Dan Ekgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Ekgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anders Hård in the 94th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Batman FC defense, Ian Mellbad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Ekgren. The Batman FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Ekgren should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Batman FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Torpsbruk IF.