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Trångsund
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anthon Rydelius started the match with the kick off. Joakim Björkdal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olov Wenerdahl in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Ian Collin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joakim Björkdal. Djurgårdens IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ian Collin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 12th minute of the match, Torsten Fransson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Joakim Björkdal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Elg in the 13th minute of play forced Djurgårdens IF's goalkeeper Joakim Björkdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Djurgårdens IF booed when Miguels Mannar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Rang didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Emanuel Sikström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Djurgårdens IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 24th match minute, Djurgårdens IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pär Strandberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th match minute, Djurgårdens IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Sikström to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Kollberg's late challenge caught a Djurgårdens IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthias Kollberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th match minute, Djurgårdens IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per Kiempe to maneuver through the defense. Ian Collin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joakim Björkdal came out and tried to block the shot, but Ian Collin slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes in the game, Ian Collin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Joakim Björkdal having to interfere. Joakim Björkdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Elg, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd match minute, Miguels Mannar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Bolander to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 43 minutes, John Nord managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Djurgårdens IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Nord was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Djurgårdens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Collin came free, but Joakim Björkdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Matthias Kollberg made a precise shot to the right of Joakim Björkdal. Djurgårdens IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Elg in the 52nd minute of play forced Djurgårdens IF's goalkeeper Joakim Björkdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djurgårdens IF's Joakim Björkdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Rang in the 54th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Pär Strandberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andréas Vall. That made the score 4-2 in the 56 minute of play. Djurgårdens IF's Ove Godholm managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Christian Bäcklin in the 59 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Elg in the 62nd minute of play forced Djurgårdens IF's goalkeeper Joakim Björkdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joakim Björkdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Joakim Björkdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Collin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes, Pär Strandberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Djurgårdens IF and the Miguels Mannar players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Djurgårdens IF getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Pär Strandberg hit a great ball. With a little luck, Miguels Mannar's Andréas Vall got control of the ball when Pär Strandberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Christian Rang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Miguels Mannar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Djurgårdens IF the free kick. A collision led to Miguels Mannar getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Christian Rang hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the game, Miguels Mannar's Lennart Elg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joakim Björkdal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. 85 minutes into the game, Miguels Mannar's Ian Collin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joakim Björkdal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-2. After some careless play in the Djurgårdens IF defense, Olov Wenerdahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joakim Björkdal. The Djurgårdens IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joakim Björkdal should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute Ian Collin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joakim Björkdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Lennart Elg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joakim Björkdal. Djurgårdens IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lennart Elg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-2.