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GBG THE KINGS
Spectators: 6665 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 0) Cry Havoc's Jan-Åke Sundström 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. Niclas Lundblad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Godholm having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Niclas Lundblad notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Cry Havoc's Claes Godholm. Claes Godholm was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niclas Lundblad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Claes Godholm made a huge save. 24 minutes into the match, Niclas Lundblad dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Claes Godholm, 2-0. Claes Godholm made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Niclas Lundblad sent off a good shot on target. After 34 minutes Cry Havoc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bertil Söderman who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Bertil Söderman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cry Havoc's Claes Godholm did a great save. Eric Njurenius's late challenge caught a Ramsberg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eric Njurenius helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cry Havoc's Eric Njurenius got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Wictor Ahlrot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ramsberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wictor Ahlrot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Niklas Helberg was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 46th minute. Ramsberg's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 48 minutes into the match, Niklas Helberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Claes Godholm, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niklas Helberg was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute, Niklas Helberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claes Godholm was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. If Niklas Helberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 66 minutes, Niklas Helberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ramsberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niklas Helberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute Folke Svensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Godholm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Cry Havoc's Kåre Hansson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kåre Hansson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cry Havoc protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kåre Hansson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Cry Havoc:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ramsberg:s goal. Bertil Söderman walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Claes Godholm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Helberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Malte Ahlbom made a precise shot to the right of Claes Godholm. Cry Havoc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Niklas Helberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Claes Godholm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramsberg's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.