Lökarna 0 - 5 Medelpad (372830480)

Clouds darkened the skies at VitLöken as 9817 spectators turned up for the match. Michael Sominetti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lennart Jaakkola and Pedro Aguado. Lökarna tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Jonsson - Gill, Karlsson, Matsson, Henriksson - Ivarsson, Brandlund, Stensson, Ingesson - Håkansson, Steen.

Medelpad had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: God - Pihldahl, Bengtsson, Al-Abdel, Börjesson - Godhall, Hellblom, Ahlström, Killstedt - Persson, Örjansson.

After a fine move down the middle M. Henriksson nearly gave the home side a goal after 24 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. Medelpad took the lead after 35 minutes making the score 0 - 1. F. Örjansson placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. The visitors almost increased their lead after 36 minutes when a sweetly hit free kick looked like it was heading for the top corner. However the keeper managed to get a fingertip to it, sending it over the bar. The home crowd was not impressed when R. Persson came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 38 minutes. Medelpad were now up 0 - 2. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Medelpad, with 54 percent of the ball.

R. Persson increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. A drive down the left side allowed R. Persson to get in close and score another goal for Medelpad after 69 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 4. This third goal completed a hattrick for R. Persson. With 74 minutes played, Medelpad's J. Pihldahl missed a penalty when the keeper made a premature dive in the right direction, and palmed the ball out of the way. The visitors' R. Bengtsson took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 75 minutes into the match. 0 - 5 for Medelpad. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Medelpad lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Medelpad had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

A. Gill performed admirably for Lökarna. F. Jonsson was a disappointment, however. Medelpad's best player was H. Killstedt. B. God turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 5.