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Spectators: 7145 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 50) Valdemar Moberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Rottneros got a freekick which was hit by Evert Wennerquist. Mattias Berglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Moberg in the 9th minute of the match. Per-Oskar Månsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Per-Oskar Månsson came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Rottneros 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 Per-Oskar Månsson couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Ben Dover booed when Rottneros was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elof Bivall didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Valdemar Moberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 35 minutes, Evert Wennerquist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rottneros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evert Wennerquist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sixten Vassenius might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mattias Berglund. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sixten Vassenius ran back to his position shaking his head. Elliott Asplund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Mattias Berglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Evert Wennerquist made the kick off in the second half. When Thomas Björkman fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ben Dover's protests and gave Thomas Björkman a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ben Dover! With 59 minutes on the clock, Torsten Apelqvist commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Rottneros:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ben Dover:s goal. After 65 minutes of play, Rottneros's Per-Oskar Månsson made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Palmkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ben Dover's Valdemar Moberg got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Viktor Nordstedt's late challenge caught a Ben Dover's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viktor Nordstedt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Viktor Nordstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Börge Lindström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mattias Berglund. Rottneros's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sixten Vassenius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Berglund having to interfere. Valdemar Moberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Berglund having to interfere. If Torsten Lindgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomas Palmkvist made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Per-Oskar Månsson sent off a good shot on target. Viktor Nordstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Palmkvist having to interfere. Elliott Asplund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixten Vassenius in the 90th minute of play forced Rottneros's goalkeeper Mattias Berglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per-Oskar Månsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rottneros's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.