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Åhus -vallen
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carl Stephansson started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Hammarby IF's zone, Rikard Albäck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Lindberg came out of the goal and Rikard Albäck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hammarby IF's Adam Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Stephansson in the 8th minute of play. Hammarby IF's Adam Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Stephansson in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rikard Albäck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam Lindberg was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Busby Babes's Rikard Albäck got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hammarby IF's Adam Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Stephansson in the 30th minute of play. Carl Stephansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Adam Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Lindberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikard Albäck in the 33rd minute of the match. Carl Stephansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Adam Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Lindberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Stephansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hammarby IF's zone, Carl Stephansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Lindberg came out of the goal and Carl Stephansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Jan-Erik Fogel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hammarby IF's Adam Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Stephansson in the 46th minute of play. Adam Lindberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carl Stephansson went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Thanks to some nice moves Rikard Albäck could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Adam Lindberg however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Hammarby IF's Adam Lindberg got control of the ball when Rikard Albäck tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adam Lindberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Stephansson in the 60th minute of play. Rikard Albäck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Lindberg having to interfere. Carl Stephansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adam Lindberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Erik Fogel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Carl Stephansson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adam Lindberg. The goal made the score 0-3. A collision led to Busby Babes getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jonatan Skarkman hit a great ball. When Jonatan Skarkman came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Busby Babes 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 Jonatan Skarkman couldn't finish the play. If Carl Stephansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rikard Albäck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Adam Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Busby Babes's Carl Stephansson got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Stephansson in the 84th minute of play forced Hammarby IF's goalkeeper Adam Lindberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Lindberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Stephansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Hammarby IF's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Stephansson came free, but Adam Lindberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rikard Albäck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Carl Stephansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Busby Babes's supporters rose to their feet, but Carl Stephansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Lindberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 99 minutes into the match, Hammarby IF's goalkeeper Adam Lindberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rikard Albäck.