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Köpmannebro -vallen
Spectators: 6026 (Terracing: 5456, Seating: 500, VIP seats: 70) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kåre Wennerquist kicked off to start the match. Mårten Sillén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Bengt Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 minutes, Joar Eklund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skultuna Rangers and the Köpmannebro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joar Eklund kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Stig-Ove Björling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skultuna Rangers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Köpmannebro the free kick. The supporters of Köpmannebro booed when Skultuna Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig-Ove Björling didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Kåre Wennerquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mårten Sillén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Bengt Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Skultuna Rangers getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Stig-Ove Björling hit a great ball. Köpmannebro's Stellan Strömbom shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 33rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Bengt Strömberg but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Moberg in the 42nd minute of play forced Köpmannebro's goalkeeper Håkan Vennerlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute, Malte Hydén hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

55 minutes into the match, Skultuna Rangers's goal looked a bit too open when Vilgot Mattsson came free, but Bengt Strömberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Köpmannebro's zone, Ernst Fagrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Håkan Vennerlund came out of the goal and Ernst Fagrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Skultuna Rangers's Ernst Fagrell suffered a sore thigh after 62 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jan-Olof Hansson's late challenge caught a Skultuna Rangers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan-Olof Hansson helped the player get up and apologised. 62 minutes into the game, one of Köpmannebro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Malte Hydén kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, Köpmannebro's Kåre Wennerquist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bengt Strömberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. A collision led to Skultuna Rangers getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Joar Eklund hit a great ball. Stellan Strömbom took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bengt Strömberg. Skultuna Rangers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bengt Strömberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mårten Sillén went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 87th minute Mårten Sillén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 101 minutes into the match, Skultuna Rangers's goal looked a bit too open when Kåre Wennerquist came free, but Bengt Strömberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Skultuna Rangers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.