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Spectators: 6890 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 150) RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC's Stig Mårtensson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC's Henric Palm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Häll in the 4th minute of play. Grunden Bois's Bror Sjöberg suffered a concussion in the 6th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 6 minutes, Mats Spetz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC and the Grunden Bois players grew even worse after the yellow card. Grunden Bois made a substitution. Karl-Oskar Brander replaced Bror Sjöberg. A collision led to RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Mats Spetz hit a great ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Santiago Solari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Solari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henric Palm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anton Häll went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Anton Häll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Henric Palm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grzegorz Kisielka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Dalström having to interfere. When Santiago Solari came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC 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 Santiago Solari couldn't finish the play. In the 34th match minute, Grunden Bois was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Oskar Brander to maneuver through the defense. Carl Dalström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig Mårtensson in the 36th minute of play. Santiago Solari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Dalström having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Grunden Bois's zone, Anders Gallberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Dalström came out of the goal and Anders Gallberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anton Häll stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carl Dalström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Solari, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute Anton Häll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henric Palm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Henric Palm managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Grunden Bois's Anton Häll fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 67th minute Anton Häll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henric Palm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grunden Bois's Anton Häll got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 74th minute Pär Söderkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henric Palm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfons Majman came free, but Henric Palm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind RINGSTORPSHÖJDENS FC's goalkeeper Henric Palm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pär Söderkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henric Palm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malte Smed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Mårtensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Dalström having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grunden Bois eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.