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Nya Ullevi
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sven-Arne Markusson kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Sven-Arne Markusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Hellgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 3 minutes, Sten Vidman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al-Kungshöjd and the Järbo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sten Vidman hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Jan-Olof Johansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Kaj Hellgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaj Hellgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Markusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Kaj Hellgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Markusson in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Modig in the 16th minute of play forced Al-Kungshöjd's goalkeeper Kaj Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes, Marko Ekenberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al-Kungshöjd and the Järbo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Sven-Arne Markusson made a precise shot to the right of Kaj Hellgren. Al-Kungshöjd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Järbo's Jan-Olof Johansson got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Sven-Arne Markusson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Järbo's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Arne Markusson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaj Hellgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kaj Hellgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Arne Markusson in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Sven-Arne Markusson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kaj Hellgren. Al-Kungshöjd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven-Arne Markusson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 35th minute Sven-Arne Markusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Hellgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erland Lindmark charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erland Lindmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Al-Kungshöjd's Erland Lindmark got a free kick in the 40th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jörn Palmquist to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Jan-Olof Johansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Hellgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Sven-Arne Markusson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kaj Hellgren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Kaj Hellgren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sven-Arne Markusson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 58 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niclas Modig got free with Kaj Hellgren in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Olof Johansson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kaj Hellgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Sven-Arne Markusson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Kaj Hellgren made a huge save. Johan Rudberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sten Vidman, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Al-Kungshöjd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Jan-Olof Johansson scored to the left of an out of position Kaj Hellgren, making the score, 0-5. Kaj Hellgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Arne Markusson in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Sven-Arne Markusson made a precise shot to the right of Kaj Hellgren. Al-Kungshöjd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Näver in the 76th minute of play forced Al-Kungshöjd's goalkeeper Kaj Hellgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Olof Johansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaj Hellgren having to interfere. When Järbo's Jan-Olof Johansson in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Al-Kungshöjd's goalie prevented a goal. With 87 minutes on the clock, Sören Damm commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of Järbo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Al-Kungshöjd:s goal. Johan Rudberg went to the wrong direction when Karl-Magnus Åman was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When Niclas Modig came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Järbo 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 Niclas Modig couldn't finish the play. When Marko Ekenberg was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 92 minutes had been played. Axel Nordgren, 94 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ivar Näver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaj Hellgren having to interfere. Järbo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.