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Timmernabben Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Hammarbäck kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Stig Lindholm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norrskogen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 8 played minutes Timmernabben RK got a freekick which was hit by Villiam Rang. Sven-Ove Finnman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Tom Sandwall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven-Ove Finnman took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tom Sandwall. Tom Sandwall dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 19 minutes into the match, Timmernabben RK's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Ove Finnman came free, but Tom Sandwall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Timmernabben RK's zone, Joakim Smed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Sandwall came out of the goal and Joakim Smed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Norrskogen fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Norrskogen's Sven-Ove Finnman 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 25th minute, Norrskogen's Roy Vallengren seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roy Vallengren the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Norrskogen protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roy Vallengren had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 28 played minutes Timmernabben RK got a freekick which was hit by Folke Björkman. In the 31st minute, Sven-Ove Finnman made a precise shot to the right of Tom Sandwall. Timmernabben RK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After 37th play minutes Sven-Ove Finnman shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Tom Sandwall and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Sven-Ove Finnman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tom Sandwall was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 46th match minute, Timmernabben RK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvin Wallgren to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Norrskogen were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Timmernabben RK's zone, Stig Lindholm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Sandwall came out of the goal and Stig Lindholm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joakim Smed was extremely unlucky when he, in the 54th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 54th play minutes Sven-Ove Finnman shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Tom Sandwall and just under the crossbar into goal. Stig Lindholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Tom Sandwall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Mickelsson charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomas Mickelsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tomas Mickelsson hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Stig Lindholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrik Nykvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Norrskogen's Joakim Smed got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Timmernabben RK's goalkeeper Tom Sandwall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Ove Finnman. In the 75th minute, Anders Hammarberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tom Sandwall was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Mickelsson in the 83rd minute of play forced Norrskogen's goalkeeper Tor Tingelholm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Stig Lindholm recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tom Sandwall. Stig Lindholm showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. When Timmernabben RK's Edvin Wallgren in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Norrskogen's goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th minute Jack Hammarbäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tor Tingelholm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Sandwall was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Sven-Ove Finnman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sven-Ove Finnman really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. When the final whistle sounded Norrskogen left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Timmernabben RK.