League

Bjärnum Stadion
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stig Ekeberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Ove Persson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bjärnum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ove Persson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stig Ekeberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Stig-Arne Lövskog tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 played minutes Bjärnum got a freekick which was hit by Torbjörn Nilsson. Stig-Arne Lövskog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Eklund in the 14th minute of play. Nils Eklund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Arne Lövskog having to interfere. In the 25th minute Nils Eklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig-Arne Lövskog saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Värnamo's Urban Norström got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Värnamo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Karl-Erik Lindsten fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Torbjörn Nilsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jörn Vennerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Vibjörnsson kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Stig-Arne Lövskog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urban Norström in the 37th minute of the match. Stig-Arne Lövskog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Ekeberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Torbjörn Nilsson 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. Värnamo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Karl-Erik Lindsten scored to the left of an out of position Jörn Vennerberg, making the score, 2-0. 45 minutes into the match, Nils Eklund notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Bjärnum's Stig-Arne Lövskog. Stig-Arne Lövskog was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ove Persson to make the kick off. A collision led to Bjärnum getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Ronny Ekelund hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Stig-Arne Lövskog successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Bjärnum getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Torbjörn Nilsson hit a great ball. After 58 minutes, Kim Bergström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bjärnum and the Värnamo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The goalkeeper, Stig-Arne Lövskog, was totally fooled by Värnamo's Uno Finman, who 60 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Jörn Vennerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Erik Lindsten in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ove Persson in the 66th minute of play forced Värnamo's goalkeeper Jörn Vennerberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Bjärnum's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Ekeberg came free, but Stig-Arne Lövskog reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Stig-Arne Lövskog successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 72nd minute, Nils Eklund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Värnamo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 77 minutes of play Bjärnum's Ronny Ekelund 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. In the 77th match minute, Bjärnum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronny Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Henrik Ersman hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Karl-Erik Lindsten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bjärnum's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Erik Lindsten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jörn Vennerberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stig-Arne Lövskog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Ekeberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig-Arne Lövskog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Ekeberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Bjärnum's Joseph Wahlström got a free kick in the 90th minute.