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Spectators: 7361 (Terracing: 5521, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Billy Kihlberg kicked off to start the match. If Niclas Forsman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niclas Forsman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 played minutes Stensele got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Ahlkvist. With his leg Allan Bivall managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when FC Harkrank's Niclas Forsman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 16 minutes into the match, Stensele's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Kihlberg came free, but Allan Bivall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Vilhelm Stål shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Sjögren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vilhelm Stål struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Niklas Sjögren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stensele. Stensele's Allan Bivall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Stensele from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Leonardo Ahlkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Harkrank's Bengt-Åke Gustafsson couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 28th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Stensele. In the 30th minute, Billy Kihlberg 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. In the 35th minute Thomas Sandberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Sjögren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Emanuel Vesterberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vilhelm Stål sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Allan Bivall stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niclas Forsman's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Thomas Sandberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Niklas Sjögren made a huge save. Niklas Sjögren made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Thomas Sandberg sent off a good shot on target. When Billy Kihlberg came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the FC Harkrank 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 Billy Kihlberg couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Niclas Forsman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Harkrank's supporters rose to their feet, but Niclas Forsman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Allan Bivall breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 70 minutes, Billy Kihlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Harkrank's supporters crossed their fingers, but Billy Kihlberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thomas Sandberg succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 72nd playminute. With 77 minutes on the clock, Sven Strömbom commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 76th minute, one of FC Harkrank:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Harkrank. When the match had been going on for 79 minutes, Stensele's Sixten Söderström got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Niklas Sjögren. After having played for 83 minutes, Niclas Forsman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Harkrank's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niclas Forsman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Niclas Forsman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Harkrank's supporters rose to their feet, but Niclas Forsman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Allan Bivall breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 96 played minutes Stensele got a freekick which was hit by Staffan Bank. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Jakobsson during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Harkrank getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Peter Jakobsson hit a great ball.