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Bottnaryd Stadion
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leo Rydelius kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Karl-Ove Albom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the game, Linus Vallengren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bottnaryd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sorsele FF the free kick. A collision led to Bottnaryd getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Linus Vallengren hit a great ball. Jens-Åke Ekberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Brenner in the 13th minute of play. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bottnaryd's goalkeeper Jens-Åke Ekberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Robin Brenner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jens-Åke Ekberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Rydelius in the 24th minute of play. Bottnaryd's John Åkerström pulled a muscle in his back after 31 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Sture Klint charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sture Klint the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bottnaryd made a substitution. Roy Rolandsson replaced John Åkerström. In the 32nd minute, Sture Klint hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Eric Bergsten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st match minute, Bottnaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Ove Albom to maneuver through the defense. Leo Rydelius 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. In the 46th minute, Leo Rydelius made a precise shot to the right of Jens-Åke Ekberg. Bottnaryd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 56th minute, one of Bottnaryd: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 Bottnaryd. The excitement rose when Sorsele FF's Jesper Gunnarsson after 59 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Bottnaryd's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Jens-Åke Ekberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Rydelius in the 70th minute of play forced Bottnaryd's goalkeeper Jens-Åke Ekberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Eric Bergsten was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bottnaryd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sorsele FF the free kick. After having played for 77 minutes, Roy Rolandsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bottnaryd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roy Rolandsson 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 84th minute, Karl-Ove Albom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 played minutes, Sorsele FF's Sven-Erik Valström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jens-Åke Ekberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sorsele FF reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Georg Öman during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bottnaryd's Georg Öman got a free kick in the 88th minute. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Algot Qvalfeldt with Leo Rydelius as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl-Ove Albom during the 99th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 102nd minute, Sorsele FF's Sven-Erik Valström dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Sorsele FF's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.