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Skillingsfors
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. Nils-Erik Alströmmer started the match with the kick off. Bertil Fogel charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bertil Fogel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Skillingsfors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertil Fogel to maneuver through the defense. Mats Holm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Timmy Carlsson having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nils-Erik Alströmmer in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timmy Carlsson saved Skillingsfors from getting behind. When Bertil Fogel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 13 minutes had been played. Bertil Fogel hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Roland Ahlroth struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Karl-Erik Wallman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skillingsfors. 20 minutes into the match, Walter Ekelund notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Skillingsfors's Timmy Carlsson. Timmy Carlsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute Nils-Erik Alströmmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timmy Carlsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils-Erik Alströmmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timmy Carlsson having to interfere. Mats Holm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timmy Carlsson having to interfere. Vincent Häger hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, Skillingsfors's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Skog came free, but Timmy Carlsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Holm in the 37th minute of play forced Skillingsfors's goalkeeper Timmy Carlsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roland Ahlroth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Erik Wallman having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Ståhlman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nils-Erik Alströmmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timmy Carlsson having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Nils-Erik Alströmmer managed to get in a good position for a shot. SKENE IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Nils-Erik Alströmmer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timmy Carlsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mats Holm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timmy Carlsson having to interfere. Nils-Erik Alströmmer struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Timmy Carlsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SKENE IF. Mats Holm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Kevin Igelström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Nils-Erik Alströmmer came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the SKENE IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nils-Erik Alströmmer couldn't finish the play. Albert Myr charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert Myr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Nils-Erik Alströmmer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SKENE IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Mats Holm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 73 minutes, Nils-Erik Alströmmer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SKENE IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nils-Erik Alströmmer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 74 minutes into the game, Mats Holm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SKENE IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skillingsfors the free kick. In the 75th match minute, SKENE IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Holm to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Skillingsfors's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nils-Erik Alströmmer fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nils-Erik Alströmmer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Timmy Carlsson made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Skillingsfors's zone, Mats Holm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timmy Carlsson came out of the goal and Mats Holm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Skog struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Timmy Carlsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SKENE IF. Nils-Erik Alströmmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SKENE IF booed when Skillingsfors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Ahlroth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Apelqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Apelqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 97 played minutes Skillingsfors got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Apelqvist. SKENE IF's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.