United 2 - 6 hjältar (388104291)

It had rained all day, but 32828 hardy fans still made it out to Medelpad Stadium. Jean-Yves Bontemps was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Johan Jansson and Alvaro Doncel Luengo. United started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Baudin - Holbeck, Fogelby, Sainila - Rodella, Ståling, Åhblom, Hultmar - Bladman, Drzewiecki, Hörnbrant.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for hjältar. Starters: Jonasson - Göhsl, Adan, Sacco - Leal, Riskvist, Falander, Knölmar, Piscaglia - Koppisch, Falk.

This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when G. Göhsl slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against J. Baudin, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. United showed their counterattack skill 9 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with J. Ståling scoring uncontested for 1 - 0. 17 minutes into the game hjältar's D. Koppisch found a gap in the home side's central defence and scored with a fabulous shot, making it 1 - 1. T. Palmstål was called on to replace hjältar's B. Piscaglia after 22 minutes following a nasty collision. With 24 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. S. Falander put the ball away for 1 - 2. The referee showed hjältar's S. Falander the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A. Rodella was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so United's B. Joelsson had to come off the bench. P. Riskvist could have put his team up another goal 32 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. The rain made it hard for players like B. Joelsson to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. H. Holbeck did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. After 44 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for J. Leal who increased hjältar's lead to 1 - 3. It was 1 - 3 at the break. hjältar enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

United's J. Fogelby found himself alone on the left side 48 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! 68 minutes into the game United broke through on the left wing and L. Hörnbrant managed to reduce the lead to 2 - 3. After 75 minutes, hjältar's D. Koppisch burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 2 - 4. Confident in their lead, hjältar's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. D. Koppisch received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 81 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 2 - 5. The hjältar fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for D. Koppisch. Given a free kick close to the byline, hjältar tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let P. Falk slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2 - 6, 83 minutes into the game. hjältar claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

T. Hultmar performed admirably for United. J. Baudin turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important hjältar player was P. Falk. T. Palmstål was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 6.