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Malmberget
Spectators: 7235 (Terracing: 5428, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Tholsson started the match with the kick off. Knut Jonsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens-Ola Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Svenstavik's Tomas Tholsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tom Hammarbäck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Malmberget's Marc Ström got a free kick in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Svenstavik's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Ström came free, but Knut Jonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Tomas Tholsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Svenstavik's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Tholsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tom Hammarbäck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 28 minutes, Dan Colin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Svenstavik's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dan Colin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Fernkvist during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Svenstavik booed when Malmberget was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Fernkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Malmberget's zone, Tomas Tholsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Hammarbäck came out of the goal and Tomas Tholsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Karl-Michael Örtendal sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Svenstavik's Knut Jonsson didn't even have to move. After 47 played minutes Svenstavik got a freekick which was hit by Henry Linqvist. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Jens-Ola Berglund made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ola Berglund in the 53rd minute of play forced Svenstavik's goalkeeper Knut Jonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Knut Jonsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens-Ola Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The audience was convinced that Tomas Tholsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tom Hammarbäck was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. After 57 played minutes Svenstavik got a freekick which was hit by Henry Linqvist. 60 minutes into the match, Svenstavik's Henry Linqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tom Hammarbäck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Knut Jonsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valter Hedling in the 66th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Dan Colin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Svenstavik's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Colin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tom Hammarbäck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Tomas Tholsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Svenstavik's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Tholsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tom Hammarbäck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tom Hammarbäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Tholsson in the 74th minute of play. Tor Mikaelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Knut Jonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Ola Berglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Svenstavik's Henry Linqvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tom Hammarbäck. That made the score 2-1 after 86 minutes of play. Tor Mikaelsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Tom Hammarbäck made a huge save. In the 91st minute, Axel Wester made a precise shot to the right of Knut Jonsson. Svenstavik's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. A collision led to Malmberget getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Marc Ström hit a great ball. Svenstavik's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Malmberget had won, even though Svenstavik had held more of the ball.