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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Adam Mårtensson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 10th minute Niklas Söderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristoffer Västerstrand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adam Mårtensson in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lars Norberg saved spikarna from getting behind. If Stefan Bogren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, spikarna's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Bogren came free, but Lars Norberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Lidköping booed when spikarna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffer Hansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Bogren in the 18th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Norberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Mårtensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Kaj Hård hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Mårtensson in the 31st minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by spikarna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stayko Vakareliyski was slow to take the kick. During this time Lidköping's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Stefan Bogren managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 35th minute, Jens-Åke Larsfelt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Mårtensson in the 39th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kaj Hård to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffer Hansson in the 54th minute of play forced Lidköping's goalkeeper Kristoffer Västerstrand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute of the match, Adam Mårtensson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lars Norberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lidköping were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after spikarna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stayko Vakareliyski took the corner. Stayko Vakareliyski made a great header on Lidköping's corner, it was just that spikarna's Lars Norberg managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lidköping's goalkeeper Kristoffer Västerstrand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Stefan Bogren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 69th minute Sven Nordkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristoffer Västerstrand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven Nordkvist in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristoffer Västerstrand saved Lidköping from getting behind. Lars Norberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stefan Bogren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 74 minute of play. In the 81st minute, Stefan Bogren 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. After 84 minutes Lidköping's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Atakan Pepe who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Lidköping's goalie and right to Christoffer Hansson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Lidköping's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 87 minutes into the match, Lidköping's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Nordkvist came free, but Kristoffer Västerstrand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Bogren who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Lars Norberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lars Norberg made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Stefan Bogren sent off a good shot on target. Stefan Bogren in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lars Norberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lidköping eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.