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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Alvar Gerdberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alvar Gerdberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Färnäs's Hannes Ström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 28 minutes into the match, Färnäs's Leo Kling sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Hannes Ström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tommy Kahn. The goal made the score 3-0. Alvar Gerdberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Sachs in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bertil Hellgren saved Färnäs from getting behind. When Alvar Gerdberg came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Färnäs 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 Alvar Gerdberg couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvar Gerdberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Germany's Linus Schwerner quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gustav Nordin, made in the 53rd minute of the game. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Färnäs's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Bertil Hellgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Willy Stieler fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Willy Stieler a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Willy Stieler. Bertil Hellgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute Hannes Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Färnäs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ian Lundin in the 72nd minute. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alvar Gerdberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bengt-Arne Simonsson went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After 92 minutes, Gustav Nordin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Färnäs and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Färnäs! Frank Sachs walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Ian Lundin hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Färnäs's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bertil Hellgren came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee ended the match the Färnäs players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.