Savannen
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henrik Häger got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elefanterna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marc Juhlin was slow to take the kick. During this time Nils Liedholm IF's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Nils Liedholm IF's corner Marc Juhlin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Håkan Hök quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrik Häger got free with Ove Hake in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nils Liedholm IF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Deng Mo scored to the left of an out of position Ove Hake, making the score, 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Nils Liedholm IF's zone, Sivert Sill stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ove Hake came out of the goal and Sivert Sill tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ove Hake made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Sivert Sill sent off a good shot on target. Sivert Sill struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Ove Hake didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elefanterna. Ove Hake didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sivert Sill went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Häger in the 25th minute of play forced Nils Liedholm IF's goalkeeper Ove Hake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Johnny Ekeroth dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ove Hake, 4-0. In the 46th minute of the match Elefanterna got a corner. Nils Liedholm IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henrik Häger ran over to the corner to take the kick.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jörgen Bjurström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ove Hake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Ekeroth, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 58 minutes into the game, Elefanterna's Henrik Häger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ove Hake made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. After a rather tough play, Elefanterna's Göran Iller got a free kick in the 60th minute. Einar Borre charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Einar Borre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Johnny Ekeroth scored 7-0 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ove Hake, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Kristoffer Kondor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elefanterna's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristoffer Kondor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ove Hake breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the match, Sivert Sill had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ove Hake. Nils Liedholm IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sivert Sill was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. The supporters of Nils Liedholm IF booed when Elefanterna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Mört didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Nils Liedholm IF's Marc Juhlin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, Nils Liedholm IF's Kalle Norström got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Henrik Häger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elefanterna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Häger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Johnny Ekeroth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ove Hake having to interfere. Ove Hake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sivert Sill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Deng Mo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ove Hake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Elefanterna's Henrik Häger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ove Hake made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. When the referee ended the match the Elefanterna players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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