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DÖNA! Arena
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Jarl Berglund's late challenge caught a Torpa-Dala FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jarl Berglund helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, Latikberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarl Berglund to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Latikberg getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Erland Ekström hit a great ball. Mats Asplund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dag Johansson in the 9th minute of the match. Erland Ekström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Björnberg having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Jarl Berglund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eric Vallgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Latikberg's Leif Andreasson got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nils Pettersson charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nils Pettersson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eric Vallgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fredrik Björnberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Leif Andreasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Latikberg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torpa-Dala FC the free kick. A collision led to Latikberg getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Leif Andreasson hit a great ball. In the 34th match minute, Torpa-Dala FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by August Mogren to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erland Ekström in the 42nd minute of play forced Torpa-Dala FC's goalkeeper Fredrik Björnberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sonny Flinck during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Torpa-Dala FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Sonny Flinck hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Latikberg's Manfred Ek broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 46th minute Arne Stenquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Björnberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredrik Björnberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Ek in the 48th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 57th minute, Leif Andreasson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Leif Andreasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Björnberg having to interfere. Jarl Berglund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fredrik Björnberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Torpa-Dala FC's Fredrik Björnberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Torpa-Dala FC from getting a goal against them. Fredrik Björnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erland Ekström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Felix Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Björnberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Sonny Flinck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fredrik Björnberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erland Ekström in the 81st minute of the match. Torpa-Dala FC's August Mogren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Benjamin Säv in the 89 minute of the game. Dag Johansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mats Asplund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Torpa-Dala FC's Fredrik Björnberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erland Ekström in the 96th minute of play.