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Rusksele -vallen
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tor Hellkvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jens-Ola Apelqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Gert Wahlnäs 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 Algot Mager in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gert Wahlnäs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute Tor Hellkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Rune Unesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IngvarS HjältaR's Gert Wahlnäs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Algot Mager in the 14th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Oskar Bergkvist put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gert Wahlnäs. Jens-Ola Apelqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert Wahlnäs having to interfere. IngvarS HjältaR's Gert Wahlnäs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens-Ola Apelqvist in the 30th minute of play. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Jens-Ola Apelqvist sped through IngvarS HjältaR's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gert Wahlnäs. Algot Mager took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gert Wahlnäs. Gert Wahlnäs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. When Stenstorp RK's Jens-Ola Apelqvist in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye IngvarS HjältaR's goalie prevented a goal.

Oskar Bergkvist hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Tor Hellkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt-Rune Unesson having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Stenstorp RK's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Lundberg came free, but Bengt-Rune Unesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tor Hellkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stenstorp RK's goalkeeper Bengt-Rune Unesson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Stenstorp RK's Jens-Ola Apelqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gert Wahlnäs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, IngvarS HjältaR's Jonatan Sandström got a free kick in the 78th minute. Algot Mager's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gert Wahlnäs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind IngvarS HjältaR's goalkeeper Gert Wahlnäs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Oskar Bergkvist came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Stenstorp RK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oskar Bergkvist couldn't finish the play. The Stenstorp RK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Stenstorp RK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.