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Jörlanda
Spectators: 4001 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 1) Gottfrid Ahlgren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Leif Nordmark hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Sonny Walroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Forss in the 5th minute of play. Leif Nordmark lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 6 minutes into the game, one of Smygehamn RK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 8 minutes, Jörlanda's Östen Gunnarsson got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ragnar Berg. 11 minutes into the match, Jörlanda's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Ahlstedt came free, but Sonny Walroth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sonny Walroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esbjörn Hammarbäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Esbjörn Hammarbäck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sonny Walroth. Jörlanda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esbjörn Hammarbäck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 18 minutes into the match, Jörlanda's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Ahlstedt came free, but Sonny Walroth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 played minutes Jörlanda got a freekick which was hit by Gottfrid Ahlgren. 21 minutes into the game, Gilbert Ahlstedt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sonny Walroth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Ahlstedt in the 24th minute of play forced Jörlanda's goalkeeper Sonny Walroth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bror Norberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malte Askstedt hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Jörlanda's Sonny Walroth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esbjörn Hammarbäck in the 27th minute of play. When Bengt Zander came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Jörlanda 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 Bengt Zander couldn't finish the play. After having played for 33 minutes, Esbjörn Hammarbäck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smygehamn RK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esbjörn Hammarbäck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute Gilbert Ahlstedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Walroth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Esbjörn Hammarbäck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sonny Walroth. Jörlanda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esbjörn Hammarbäck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After 39 minutes of play, Smygehamn RK's Gunnar Högström made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sonny Walroth was left in no man's land by his defense there! Esbjörn Hammarbäck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half Smygehamn RK were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Esbjörn Hammarbäck to make the kick off. Sonny Walroth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esbjörn Hammarbäck in the 57th minute. Sonny Walroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Ahlstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Philip Gråberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Sonny Walroth made a huge save. Sonny Walroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Ahlstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Esbjörn Hammarbäck scored 1-7 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sonny Walroth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Esbjörn Hammarbäck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Sonny Walroth made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Zander in the 75th minute of play forced Smygehamn RK's goalkeeper Ragnar Berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Philip Gråberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Sonny Walroth made a huge save. In the 78th minute of the match, Esbjörn Hammarbäck got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sonny Walroth was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Philip Gråberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Sonny Walroth made a huge save. Sonny Walroth was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Esbjörn Hammarbäck showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 81 minute of play. 84 minutes in the game Sten Norberg did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Malte Askstedt. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Sonny Walroth successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 87 minutes into the game, Smygehamn RK's Philip Gråberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sonny Walroth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-9. Philip Gråberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sonny Walroth could save by the left post. With a little luck, Jörlanda's Sonny Walroth got control of the ball when Esbjörn Hammarbäck tried to sneak it across the goal line. Philip Gråberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Sonny Walroth made a huge save. Jörlanda's Sonny Walroth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Ahlstedt in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Philip Gråberg notched a goal, 1-10, to the right of Jörlanda's Sonny Walroth. Sonny Walroth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle sounded Smygehamn RK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Jörlanda.