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Birka IP
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Leif Sillén started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes of play, The Tors's Niklas Rosen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Abelsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stig Klementsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Niclas Vestberg having to make a save. The Tors's Niklas Rosen got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Leif Sillén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, The Tors's Niclas Vestberg got control of the ball when Walter Lundblad tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 16 minutes, Stig Klementsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Birka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig Klementsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jan Abelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leif Sillén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walter Lundblad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leif Sillén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Abelsson having to interfere. FC Birka's Jan Abelsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Rosen in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Leif Sillén made a precise shot to the right of Jan Abelsson. FC Birka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 46 minutes of play, The Tors's Niklas Rosen made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Abelsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stig Klementsson made a kick off. In the 55th minute, The Tors's Leif Sillén dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Niklas Rosen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Jan Abelsson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to FC Birka getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Andreas Haeger hit a great ball. Niklas Rosen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Jan Abelsson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niklas Rosen got free with Jan Abelsson in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st match minute, FC Birka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Haeger to maneuver through the defense. Niklas Rosen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Andreas Haeger fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Birka's protests and gave Andreas Haeger a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 played minutes FC Birka got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Haeger. Jan Vester was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Joacim Stabbe kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jan Abelsson. That made the score 1-5 in the 90 minute of play. With a little luck, FC Birka's Jan Abelsson got control of the ball when Rickard Håkansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joacim Stabbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Tors played a much better game than FC Birka and deserved their victory. The FC Birka players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.