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Björkvik -vallen
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) Björkvik IF's Börje Mattsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Claes Alströmmer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Hagfors getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Mathias Hellgren hit a great ball. Elliot Bammerman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Brian Kleen made a huge save. Hagfors's Claes Alströmmer got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eric Wiklund hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Johan Mårtensson put in a rough tackle. In the 14th minute, one of Björkvik IF: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 Björkvik IF. If Eric Wiklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 23 minutes, Eric Wiklund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hagfors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eric Wiklund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jerry Tham charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerry Tham the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jerry Tham hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Claes Alströmmer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hagfors's supporters rose to their feet, but Claes Alströmmer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jimmy Söderström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Eric Wiklund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimmy Söderström was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Brian Kleen made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Elliot Bammerman sent off a good shot on target. Jimmy Söderström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Wiklund in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claes Alströmmer in the 43rd minute of play forced Björkvik IF's goalkeeper Jimmy Söderström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elliot Bammerman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brian Kleen having to interfere. Eric Wiklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Claes Alströmmer to strike the kick off in the second half. Eric Wiklunds short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Jimmy Söderström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jimmy Söderström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claes Alströmmer in the 55th minute of play. When Hubert Eskilsson fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Björkvik IF's protests and gave Hubert Eskilsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Hubert Eskilsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eric Wiklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Claes Alströmmer 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. Eric Wiklund in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jimmy Söderström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 70 minutes into the match, Hagfors's Eric Wiklund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Söderström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Björkvik IF's Jimmy Söderström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Björkvik IF from getting a goal against them. After having played for 83 minutes, Claes Alströmmer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hagfors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claes Alströmmer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Björkvik IF's goal looked a bit too open when Claes Alströmmer came free, but Jimmy Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Björkvik IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hubert Eskilsson to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Björkvik IF's goal looked a bit too open when Claes Alströmmer came free, but Jimmy Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Wiklund in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jimmy Söderström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eric Wiklund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Söderström having to interfere. Hagfors's Pål Lidberg couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 96th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Björkvik IF. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Hagfors players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.