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Berga
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jesper Nordal started the match with the kick off. Jens-Erik Rydberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aron Ahlén kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. FC Raven Saints's Jens-Erik Rydberg got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manchester City's Sten Muren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalle Walroth in the 11th minute of play. FC Raven Saints's Jens-Erik Rydberg got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Jesper Nordal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to FC Raven Saints getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Aron Ahlén hit a great ball. When Sten Stolpe fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester City's protests and gave Sten Stolpe a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Manchester City booed when FC Raven Saints was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Åke Bryngelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Raven Saints getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jan-Åke Bryngelsson hit a great ball. FC Raven Saints's Vilhelm Svanström was substituted for Jens-Erik Rydberg. FC Raven Saints's Kalle Walroth got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vilhelm Svanström came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the FC Raven Saints 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 Vilhelm Svanström couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kalle Walroth to make the kick off. If Kalle Walroth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vilhelm Svanström who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Sten Muren when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Kevin Ersman 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. Sten Muren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kalle Walroth's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Dick Holmgren 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. Manchester City made a substitution. Ture Backman replaced Sten Stolpe. Manchester City made a substitution. Sebastian Tingberg replaced Egil Bure. Kalle Walroth received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sten Muren came out and tried to block the shot, but Kalle Walroth slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Esbjörn Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Kalle Walroth kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sten Muren. That made the score 1-2 in the 73 minute of play. Sten Muren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kalle Walroth in the 77th minute. The FC Raven Saints fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when FC Raven Saints's Kevin Ersman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Manchester City's Fredrik Bratt was substituted for Jesper Nordal. When Kevin Ersman came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the FC Raven Saints 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 Kevin Ersman couldn't finish the play. Sten Muren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalle Walroth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Kalle Walroth put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Sten Muren. After a rather tough play, FC Raven Saints's Kevin Ersman got a free kick in the 91st minute. Vilhelm Svanström might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sten Muren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vilhelm Svanström ran back to his position shaking his head.