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Vimmerby -vallen
Spectators: 6675 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 0) Lennart Kjellbom succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 4th playminute. Thanks to some nice moves Lennart Kjellbom could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Algot Forssberg however easily saved by the left post. After 11 minutes of play, A.C Gara's Lennart Kjellbom made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Algot Forssberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aleksander Dahlquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Dalberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Kråk in the 19th minute of play forced Åtvidaberg FF's goalkeeper Algot Forssberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Algot Forssberg managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when A.C Gara's Lennart Kjellbom fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sixten Vestlund kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Algot Forssberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Kjellbom in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Andreas Kråk managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.C Gara's supporters rose to their feet, but Andreas Kråk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Algot Forssberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andreas Kråk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Algot Forssberg having to interfere. Algot Forssberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Kjellbom in the 32nd minute. Algot Forssberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Kjellbom in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Lennart Kjellbom managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.C Gara's supporters rose to their feet, but Lennart Kjellbom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Algot Forssberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Åtvidaberg FF's zone, Lennart Kjellbom stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Algot Forssberg came out of the goal and Lennart Kjellbom tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Algot Forssberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Kjellbom in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

52 minutes into the game, Eric Dalberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Åtvidaberg FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.C Gara the free kick. Lennart Kjellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vidar Ahlqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Dahlquist having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, A.C Gara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixten Åhman to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Vidar Ahlqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Åtvidaberg FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Vidar Ahlqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksander Dahlquist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aleksander Dahlquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eric Dalberg in the 69th minute. If Lennart Kjellbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A.C Gara's Lennart Kjellbom got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Åtvidaberg FF getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Krister Larsson hit a great ball. Lennart Kjellbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Algot Forssberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to A.C Gara getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Sixten Åhman hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of A.C Gara:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Åtvidaberg FF:s goal. Aleksander Dahlquist was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Vidar Ahlqvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vidar Ahlqvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 92nd minute, Vidar Ahlqvist 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. After having played for 94 minutes, Vidar Ahlqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Åtvidaberg FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vidar Ahlqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Åtvidaberg FF's goal looked a bit too open when Lennart Kjellbom came free, but Algot Forssberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erling Ahlgren was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 97 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, one of A.C Gara: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 A.C Gara. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Åtvidaberg FF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.