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Skinnskatteberg
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hans Rudqvist made the kick off which started today's match. A hard shot 4 in the game by Brian Ström from a close distance when the talented George Bäck managed to make a qualified save. Kungshamn's players were relieved. In the 5th minute of the match Robert Sjö sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stig-Åke Kielberg skillfully saved the ball. After 6 minutes, Karl-Oskar Martinsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kungshamn and the Skinnskatteberg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Karl-Oskar Martinsson hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Skinnskatteberg's Martin Back sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that George Bäck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hans Rudqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Åke Kielberg having to interfere. Hans Rudqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stig-Åke Kielberg having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Tommy Ekman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stig-Åke Kielberg. Skinnskatteberg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tommy Ekman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 21 minutes of play, Skinnskatteberg's Brian Ström made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Bäck was left in no man's land by his defense there! George Bäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Back in the 30th minute of play. When Karl-Erik Martinsson fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kungshamn's protests and gave Karl-Erik Martinsson a yellow card for diving instead. Martin Back fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Bäck having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Back stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tommy Ekman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Stig-Åke Kielberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 63 played minutes Hans Rudqvist rounded Skinnskatteberg's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. After 65 played minutes Kungshamn got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Erik Martinsson. 69 minutes in the game, Hans Rudqvist fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Stig-Åke Kielberg having to interfere. George Bäck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Back's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Tommy Ekman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kungshamn's supporters rose to their feet, but Tommy Ekman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stig-Åke Kielberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st match minute, Skinnskatteberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Njurenius to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 82 minutes, Albin Lundin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kungshamn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albin Lundin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Martin Back fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Bäck having to interfere. Tommy Ekman 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. Stig-Åke Kielberg made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Tommy Ekman sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skinnskatteberg's goalkeeper Stig-Åke Kielberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Kungshamn left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Skinnskatteberg.