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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rasmus Linqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Mårtensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leif Rolandsson in the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Ulf Bjursell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Obbola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jox United the free kick. A collision led to Obbola getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ulf Bjursell hit a great ball. Alf Majman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Birger Västerstrand in the 11th minute. Jox United's Tomas Mårtensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Bjursell in the 14th minute of play. Alf Majman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Hök in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Leif Rolandsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Mårtensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alf Majman was a little too slow when Rasmus Linqvist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. Yngve Fridlund kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Tomas Mårtensson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulf Bjursell went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Alf Majman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Hök in the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Obbola's Edmund Björklund got a free kick in the 33rd minute. With a little luck, Obbola's Alf Majman got control of the ball when Rasmus Linqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Yngve Fridlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the game, Obbola's Edmund Björklund nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomas Mårtensson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 42nd minute Leif Rolandsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Mårtensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birger Västerstrand kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Edmund Björklund's late challenge caught a Jox United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmund Björklund helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Edmund Björklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sten Finman kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The Jox United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Obbola were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ulf Bjursell to make the kick off. Alf Majman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lennart Hök's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Karl-Johan Nässén hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Jox United's goalkeeper Tomas Mårtensson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulf Bjursell. Ulf Bjursell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alf Majman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Linqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes of play Obbola's Edmund Björklund was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Obbola getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Edmund Björklund hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Birger Västerstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Majman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Obbola's Leif Rolandsson got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Jox United's Daniel Beneth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alf Majman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st minute Lennart Hök shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Majman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Obbola's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Linqvist came free, but Alf Majman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Obbola's Alf Majman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Hök in the 85th minute of play. Alf Majman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Hökkvist in the 86th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Lennart Hök had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alf Majman. Obbola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lennart Hök was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Jox United had played much better football throughout.