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Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5469, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Isak Eriksson made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Alvesta IF's Sven-Ove Hellgren got control of the ball when Jimmy Valström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rickard Zander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christer Kruuse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Stig Häger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christer Kruuse in the 15th minute of play forced Leeds United's goalkeeper Rickard Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leeds United's Rickard Zander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Kostrzewa in the 17th minute of play. Rickard Zander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isak Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Alvesta IF's Sven-Ove Hellgren got control of the ball when Jimmy Valström tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Roland Kostrzewa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven-Ove Hellgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimmy Valström in the 24th minute. When Jimmy Valström came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Leeds United 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 Jimmy Valström couldn't finish the play. Jack Uggstedt charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jack Uggstedt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jack Uggstedt hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Alvesta IF's Mårten Lang got a free kick in the 31st minute. Sune Paulin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sven-Ove Hellgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Rickard Zander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christer Kruuse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Björn Wallman fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds United's protests and gave Björn Wallman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th match minute, Leeds United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Wallman to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute of the match Terrell Minton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rickard Zander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rasmus Persson during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Charles Hylander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jimmy Valström to make the kick off. Rickard Zander didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Alvesta IF's Isak Eriksson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alvesta IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sune Paulin was slow to take the kick. During this time Leeds United's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Leeds United's Sune Paulin to fire away a dangerous shot which Sven-Ove Hellgren despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Roland Kostrzewa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Rickard Zander made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, Leeds United's goal looked a bit too open when Isak Eriksson came free, but Rickard Zander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christer Kruuse in the 78th minute of play forced Leeds United's goalkeeper Rickard Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christer Kruuse scored 1-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rickard Zander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 92 minutes, Jimmy Valström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leeds United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jimmy Valström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sven-Ove Hellgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Paulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the match was over Alvesta IF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Leeds United throughout the match.