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Gruvan
Spectators: 7840 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 20) After a rather tough play, Hammarby Gård's Sven-Edvin Linqvist got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 8th minute Emanuel Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Sigfridsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 minutes IKS Norrköping's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sven-Edvin Linqvist who took care of the corner kick. IKS Norrköping's Simon Dahlman got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Ekström in the 29th minute of play forced IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper Emanuel Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per-Arne Billock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Hedström in the 34th minute of play. Per-Arne Billock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Hammarby Gård was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Edvin Linqvist to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Hammarby Gård's Emanuel Hermansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuel Sigfridsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcus Hedström was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Hammarby Gård's goalkeeper Per-Arne Billock had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Simon Dahlman. Per-Arne Billock made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Marcus Hedström sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jarl Apelqvist during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thomas Svanström hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Marcus Hedström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Per-Arne Billock skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marcus Hedström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Per-Arne Billock skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 73rd minute, Jarl Apelqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Sigfridsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 80th minute, Simon Dahlman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Arne Billock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefan Fredriksson in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Hammarby Gård's Per-Arne Billock got control of the ball when Marcus Hedström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Hedström in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Per-Arne Billock prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Per-Arne Billock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Fredriksson in the 88th minute of play. After 88 minutes, Stefan Fredriksson made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hammarby Gård's Per-Arne Billock tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Per-Arne Billock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcus Hedström in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Stefan Fredriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Per-Arne Billock. Hammarby Gård's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stefan Fredriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When the final whistle sounded IKS Norrköping left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hammarby Gård.