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Tierp Stadion
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) Norrköping's Jan-Åke Alström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Örjan Nordström hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Richard Bodin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arman Grep in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Jan-Åke Alström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bengt-Arne Löfkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Birger Mickelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Bodin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arman Grep in the 22nd minute of the match. Richard Bodin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arman Grep in the 24th minute of the match. Melker Åkesson made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Birger Mickelsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute Bengt-Arne Löfkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melker Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, John Lindberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bengt-Arne Löfkvist was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Tierp FK's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Åke Alström came free, but Richard Bodin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan-Åke Alström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Norrköping defense, Birger Mickelsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melker Åkesson. The Norrköping fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melker Åkesson should have stopped the shot. Richard Bodin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 70th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Einar Hammarberg. Melker Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Mickelsson in the 72nd minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Örjan Nordström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tierp FK and the Norrköping players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jan-Åke Alström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Bodin having to interfere. Arman Greps short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Richard Bodin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 88 minutes into the match, Tierp FK's goalkeeper Richard Bodin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arman Grep. Jan-Åke Alström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Richard Bodin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Jan-Åke Tunström sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Tierp FK's Richard Bodin didn't even have to move. Norrköping's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.