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AVRIO STADIUM
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jörn Böcklund kicked off to start the match. Olof Kielberg scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Torsten Melberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the game, Anton Hansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Torsten Melberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Anton Hansson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 16 minutes into the match, FC Avrio's Anton Hansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Torsten Melberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 18 minutes of play, FC Avrio's Anton Hansson made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Torsten Melberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Torsten Melberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Kielberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torsten Melberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Kielberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Avrio booed when Smögenasd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gunnar Hjortsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute of the match Viktor Alfors sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Torsten Melberg skillfully saved the ball. Sven-Oskar Njurenius hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. FC Avrio's Olof Kielberg got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Jack Karlsson took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Torsten Melberg to make any attempt to save it. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Olof Kielberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Torsten Melberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Kielberg in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Anton Hansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Torsten Melberg was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 65th match minute, FC Avrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olof Kielberg to maneuver through the defense. Jörn Böcklund received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Agne Vallin came out and tried to block the shot, but Jörn Böcklund slotted it home off the left post making it 5-1 in the 66th minute. Anton Hansson struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Torsten Melberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Avrio. In the 74th minute, Anton Hansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Torsten Melberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. Anton Hansson 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. In the 79th minute Jack Karlsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsten Melberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torsten Melberg 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 80th minute. After some careless play in the Smögenasd defense, Olof Kielberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torsten Melberg. The Smögenasd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torsten Melberg should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Kim Ek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Hansson in the 89th minute of play forced Smögenasd's goalkeeper Torsten Melberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Smögenasd defense, Jack Karlsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torsten Melberg. The Smögenasd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torsten Melberg should have stopped the shot. FC Avrio walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.