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DÖNA! Arena
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hampus Lind made the kick off which started today's match. Fredrik Björnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magnus Gernberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olov Holm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Torpa-Dala FC's Fredrik Björnberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evert Klementsson in the 5th minute of play. Fredrik Björnberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Magnus Gernberg's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 24thth minute of the game Magnus Gernberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Torpa-Dala FC's Fredrik Björnberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nils Pettersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Bernt Tinglöf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Hampus Lind managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torpa-Dala FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hampus Lind was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernt Tinglöf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Dag Johansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Magnus Gernberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Björnberg was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Jan-Ove Olofsson hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Fredrik Björnberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magnus Gernberg in the 39th minute of play. IFK Göteborg's Bernt Tinglöf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hampus Lind in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute Hampus Lind shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernt Tinglöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Bengt Bryngelsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fredrik Björnberg. Torpa-Dala FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bengt Bryngelsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Magnus Gernberg was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Magnus Gernberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. IFK Göteborg's supporters rose to their feet, but Magnus Gernberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Björnberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Magnus Gernberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fredrik Björnberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Magnus Gernberg slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 58th minute. The supporters of IFK Göteborg booed when Torpa-Dala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sonny Flinck didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 66 played minutes IFK Göteborg got a freekick which was hit by Mats Granberg. The supporters of IFK Göteborg booed when Torpa-Dala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hampus Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. IFK Göteborg's Bengt Bryngelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th match minute, Torpa-Dala FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by August Mogren to maneuver through the defense. Fredrik Björnberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magnus Gernberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When Hampus Lind fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Torpa-Dala FC's protests and gave Hampus Lind a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of IFK Göteborg booed when Torpa-Dala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hampus Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. August Mogren kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the match was over IFK Göteborg could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Torpa-Dala FC throughout the match.