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Svärdsjö
Spectators: 6671 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mats Kråk got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Svärdsjö IF's zone, Mats Kråk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herbert Larsfelt came out of the goal and Mats Kråk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the game, Joakim Axelsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Svärdsjö IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jämse the free kick. A collision led to Svärdsjö IF getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Joakim Axelsson hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claes Sellberg in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Herbert Larsfelt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, Jämse's Mats Kråk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Herbert Larsfelt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute Claes Sellberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Larsfelt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Larsfelt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mats Kråk went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 34 minutes into the game, Mats Kråk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Herbert Larsfelt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 43 played minutes Svärdsjö IF got a freekick which was hit by Martin Bank. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Svärdsjö IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mats Kråk was slow to take the kick. During this time Jämse's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Claes Sellberg got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-3. 48 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jesper Bagge was the one to do the kick off. Jens-Ola Malm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Salkvist in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Claes Sellberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herbert Larsfelt was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Martin Bank hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Kasper Andersson hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 63 minutes, Birger Ahlroht mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jämse and the Svärdsjö IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Svärdsjö IF booed when Jämse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Ahlroht didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute of the match Kim Jönsson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jens-Ola Malm skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Claes Sellberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Herbert Larsfelt. That made the score 0-4 in the 70 minute of play. Herbert Larsfelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claes Sellberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Herbert Larsfelt managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Jämse's Mats Kråk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Jesper Bagge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claes Sellberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Larsfelt having to interfere. A hard shot 79 in the game by Mats Kråk from a close distance when the talented Herbert Larsfelt managed to make a qualified save. Svärdsjö IF's players were relieved. Mats Kråk's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Herbert Larsfelt skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Herbert Larsfelt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mats Kråk in the 87th minute. Mats Kråk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Larsfelt having to interfere. 98 minutes into the match, Svärdsjö IF's goalkeeper Herbert Larsfelt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mats Kråk. When the match was over Jämse could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Svärdsjö IF throughout the match.