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Norrfors
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvar Sandberg started the match with the kick off. Kåre Vedholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvar Sandberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jan-Erik Cane 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 Alvar Sandberg in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan-Erik Cane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dick Skark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Erik Cane having to interfere. When Nils Eklund fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Claret Blue FC's protests and gave Nils Eklund a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Astral Claws booed when Claret Blue FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Eklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Claret Blue FC's Torsten Larsfält got control of the ball when Kåre Vedholm tried to sneak it across the goal line. Håkan Tingelholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Torsten Larsfält tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kåre Vedholm's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Torsten Larsfält skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kåre Vedholm succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 32nd playminute. Torsten Larsfält showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Nyman in the 38th minute of the match. Kåre Vedholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kåre Vedholm got free with Torsten Larsfält in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kåre Vedholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kåre Vedholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henry Nyman to make the kick off. Håkan Tingelholm's late challenge caught a Claret Blue FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Håkan Tingelholm helped the player get up and apologised. Håkan Tingelholm hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Sandberg in the 55th minute of play forced Astral Claws's goalkeeper Jan-Erik Cane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kåre Vedholm 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. If Henry Nyman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henry Nyman struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Torsten Larsfält didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astral Claws. In the 71st match minute, Astral Claws was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johnny Magnusson to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, Kåre Vedholm notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Claret Blue FC's Torsten Larsfält. Torsten Larsfält was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kåre Vedholm struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Torsten Larsfält didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astral Claws. 85 minutes into the match, Astral Claws's Henry Nyman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Torsten Larsfält narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alvar Sandberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Henry Nyman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astral Claws's supporters rose to their feet, but Henry Nyman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Torsten Larsfält breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Astral Claws'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.