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Sir Matt Busby Way
Spectators: 7097 (Terracing: 5472, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) In the 3rd minute, Johannes Dalström 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. Håkan Alberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johannes Dalström's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. If John Tomasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Stephansson kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Håkan Alberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Tomasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Busby Babes's Jonatan Skarkman got a free kick in the 15th minute. When John Tomasson came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Hestra 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 John Tomasson couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Hestra getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Aaron Gudmundsson hit a great ball. Jan-Erik Fogel kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If John Tomasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Stephansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Hestra's Johannes Dalström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Håkan Alberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonatan Skarkman kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Carl Stephansson 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell John Tomasson to make the kick off. If Robert Browall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Hestra's Johannes Dalström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Håkan Alberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aaron Gudmundsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Håkan Alberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Håkan Alberg managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Hestra's Johannes Dalström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Johannes Dalströms short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Håkan Alberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If John Tomasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Håkan Alberg managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Hestra's Johannes Dalström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 77th minute, Jonatan Skarkman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elof Svensson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, Busby Babes's Jarl Smed got a free kick in the 79th minute. A collision led to Busby Babes getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jonatan Skarkman hit a great ball. Johannes Dalström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 played minutes Hestra got a freekick which was hit by Tor Pil. The Busby Babes support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.