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Saltö Simstadion
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kristian Granqvist got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Agne Vallin managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Saltö BK's Sven-Erik Hansson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sven Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Almstedt in the 5th minute of the match. If Kristian Granqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven Svensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Karlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Lukas Nyqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven Svensson. Saltö BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukas Nyqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Saltö BK booed when FC Avrio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Erik Rolandsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 45 minutes of play, FC Avrio's Olof Kielberg made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven Svensson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lars-Erik Bergström hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Olof Kielberg made the kick off in the second half. When Lukas Nyqvist fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Avrio's protests and gave Lukas Nyqvist a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Avrio getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Lukas Nyqvist hit a great ball. After 53 minutes FC Avrio's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felix Vennerström who took care of the corner kick. Lukas Nyqvist kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 56thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Saltö BK's keeper Sven Svensson was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. John Henriksson made a great header on FC Avrio's corner, it was just that Saltö BK's Sven Svensson managed to reach the ball for a save. Saltö BK's Sven Svensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olof Kielberg in the 59th minute of play. Sven Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Almstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute Sven-Erik Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Vallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Kielberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Kristian Granqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saltö BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 73 minutes into the match, Olof Kielberg notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Saltö BK's Sven Svensson. Sven Svensson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th minute Kristian Granqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Vallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Kielberg in the 78th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, FC Avrio's Olof Kielberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven Svensson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. After having played for 81 minutes, Gilbert Pettersson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Avrio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilbert Pettersson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sven-Erik Hansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Agne Vallin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olof Kielberg in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven Svensson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 87th minute Kristian Granqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Vallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kristian Granqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tim Ugla hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When Per-Åke Melander fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saltö BK's protests and gave Per-Åke Melander a yellow card for diving instead. FC Avrio made a substitution. Anton Hansson replaced Olof Kielberg. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saltö BK! Sven Svensson went to the wrong direction when John Henriksson was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. FC Avrio played a much better game than Saltö BK and deserved their victory. The Saltö BK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.