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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Michel Bergman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Smatter's Kent Eriksson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Rudolf Arhenius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sivert Bergström, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Michel Bergman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Arhenius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Olof Pihlberg struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Niklas Kvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Smatter. Jan-Olof Pihlberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Niklas Kvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smatter's Rudolf Arhenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Bergman in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Smatter's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Berglund came free, but Rudolf Arhenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BAJEN's Jerry Berglund pulled a muscle in his leg after 22 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 22nd minute, one of Smatter:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Smatter. Smatter:s Rudolf Arhenius showed great skill when he stopped Sivert Bergström:s penalty. The corner ended in Michel Bergman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Smatter's Rudolf Arhenius did a great save. A collision led to BAJEN getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Sivert Bergström hit a great ball. Smatter's Rudolf Arhenius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Smatter from getting a goal against them. Rudolf Arhenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Bergman in the 32nd minute of the match. Niklas Kvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jon Rydberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakob Broman charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jakob Broman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th match minute, BAJEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakob Broman to maneuver through the defense. Michel Bergman kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Jan-Olof Pihlberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niklas Kvist. BAJEN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan-Olof Pihlberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Smatter's Jon Rydberg managed to work through BAJEN's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Jon Rydberg dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 48 minutes into the match, BAJEN's goal looked a bit too open when Jon Rydberg came free, but Niklas Kvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The BAJEN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Smatter were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jan-Olof Pihlberg was the one to do the kick off. Rudolf Arhenius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gösta Smed in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th match minute, BAJEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conny Sigman to maneuver through the defense. Rudolf Arhenius came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by BAJEN's Staffan Wassenius. But to his dismay, Staffan Wassenius quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Staffan Wassenius managed to get in a good position for a shot. BAJEN's supporters rose to their feet, but Staffan Wassenius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolf Arhenius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gösta Smed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tommy Sandberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 68 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of BAJEN:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Smatter:s goal. Conny Sigman's late challenge caught a Smatter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Conny Sigman helped the player get up and apologised. Conny Sigman hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Jan-Olof Pihlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Kvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gösta Smed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michel Bergman in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolf Arhenius prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gösta Smed in the 91st minute of play forced Smatter's goalkeeper Rudolf Arhenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Örjan Ek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Oskar Myr hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Smatter walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.