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Spectators: 7277 (Terracing: 5460, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) A collision led to Gnosjö IK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Jerry Sjöman hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Adriano Carbonaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Evert Axelsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrik Sundin. AIK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evert Axelsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 20th minute, Eric Örtendal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AIK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Åman in the 24th minute of play forced AIK's goalkeeper Henrik Sundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerry Sjöman kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Kevin Söderström struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Harry Skröder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AIK. In the 38th minute Rudolf Nord shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Sundin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41stth minute of the game Erik Pihlberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gnosjö IK's Harry Skröder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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 Erik Pihlberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Harry Skröder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Pihlberg in the 55th minute of the match. Kevin Söderström kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, AIK's Jan-Olof Boström seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jan-Olof Boström the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AIK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jan-Olof Boström had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in AIK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! In the 64th minute there was a penalty for Gnosjö IK. Olov Jelm stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Henrik Sundin. 2-2. In the 69th minute, Adriano Carbonaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Henrik Sundin managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Gnosjö IK's Rudolf Nord fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Pihlberg during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erik Pihlberg hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Olov Jelm, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gnosjö IK's goalkeeper Harry Skröder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henrik Sundin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philip Åman in the 96th minute of the match. Despite being the better team, AIK failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.