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Årjäng Stadion
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Mellberg kicked off to start the match. Vidar Johansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Allan Björk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hampus Delin in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Allan Björk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 9th minute Tomas Björkdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Björk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Wictor Fastesson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Allan Björk was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to Rättvik RK getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tomas Björkdahl hit a great ball. When Tomas Björkdahl came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Rättvik RK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Björkdahl couldn't finish the play. Allan Björk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wictor Fastesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Tomas Björkdahl took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Allan Björk. Allan Björk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 24 minutes into the match, Årjäng's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Björkdahl came free, but Allan Björk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan Björk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wictor Fastesson's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Tomas Björkdahl struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Allan Björk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rättvik RK. Årjäng's Allan Björk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wictor Fastesson in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Hampus Delin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Björk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Björkdahl in the 34th minute of play forced Årjäng's goalkeeper Allan Björk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wictor Fastesson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Allan Björk having to make a save. Tomas Björkdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Björk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Björkdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Wictor Fastesson 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. Tomas Björkdahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Allan Björk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Allan Björk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Björkdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The Årjäng players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rättvik RK were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Björkdahl to make the kick off. Tomas Björkdahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Allan Björk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Östen Mellberg during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Årjäng was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Östen Mellberg to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Rättvik RK's Emanuel Ahlroht tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Wictor Fastesson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Allan Björk made a huge save. In the 66th minute Tomas Björkdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Björk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tomas Björkdahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Wictor Fastesson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Årjäng's Allan Björk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Björkdahl in the 88th minute of play. Wictor Fastesson in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Allan Björk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tomas Björkdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Björk made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Hampus Delin sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Björkdahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Allan Björk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Allan Björk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Björkdahl in the 97th minute of play. The Årjäng fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rättvik RK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.