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Ärla Stadion
Spectators: 7380 (Terracing: 5536, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 147) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Inge Göransson made the kick off which started today's match. Jonny Söderman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Ove Pååk, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jonathan Bengtsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonny Söderman having to interfere. Jan-Ove Pååk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Bengtsson in the 8th minute of play forced Ärla IF's goalkeeper Jonny Söderman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Jonathan Bengtsson 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. After 12 minutes, Olov Sjöö mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ärla IF and the Skillingaryd BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Skillingaryd BK booed when Ärla IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Sjöö didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute of the match John Svensson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonny Söderman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Inge Göransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven-Edvin Bjursells short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Boris Vennerlund to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jan-Ove Pååk took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonny Söderman. Jonny Söderman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Sven-Edvin Bjursell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan-Ove Pååk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jonny Söderman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ärla IF's Hampus Valström got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Jan-Ove Pååk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Inge Göransson came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Ärla IF 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 Inge Göransson couldn't finish the play. The Ärla IF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Skillingaryd BK were winning 0-1.

Boris Vennerlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inge Göransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Boris Vennerlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Edvin Bjursell, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Sven-Edvin Bjursell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Boris Vennerlund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hampus Valström charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hampus Valström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Jan-Ove Pååk 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. Jonathan Bengtsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 minutes, Sverker Godholm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skillingaryd BK and the Ärla IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Skillingaryd BK getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sverker Godholm hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Inge Göransson sped through Skillingaryd BK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Boris Vennerlund. Jan-Ove Pååk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Jonny Söderman made a huge save. If Jan-Ove Pååk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sigvard Jansson's late challenge caught a Ärla IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sigvard Jansson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Skillingaryd BK getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sigvard Jansson hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.