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Simrishamn
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Manfred Frisck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixten Åkerman in the 7th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, Niles city's Ralf Berg tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Leif Blom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simrishamn's supporters rose to their feet, but Leif Blom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manfred Frisck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niles city's Manfred Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixten Åkerman in the 14th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Niles city's goalkeeper Manfred Frisck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leif Blom. In the 22nd match minute, Niles city was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiktor Stålman to maneuver through the defense. Jan-Olof Ek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Sjöberg in the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Niles city's zone, Sixten Åkerman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manfred Frisck came out of the goal and Sixten Åkerman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute, Leif Blom made a precise shot to the right of Manfred Frisck. Niles city's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, Niles city's goalkeeper Manfred Frisck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leif Blom. With his leg Manfred Frisck managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Simrishamn's Leif Blom fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Niles city's goalkeeper Manfred Frisck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st match minute, Simrishamn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingemar Springfält to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Sixten Åkerman made the kick off in the second half. If Sixten Åkerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Simrishamn's Leif Blom in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Niles city's goalie prevented a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Niles city's goal looked a bit too open when Leif Blom came free, but Manfred Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan-Olof Ek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kim Sjöberg in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Sixten Åkerman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manfred Frisck. Niles city's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixten Åkerman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The audience was convinced that Leif Blom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manfred Frisck was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Erik Kleen in the 69th minute of play forced Niles city's goalkeeper Manfred Frisck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niles city's Manfred Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixten Åkerman in the 73rd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Leif Blom 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. Sixten Åkerman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manfred Frisck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. When Wiktor Stålman fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Niles city's protests and gave Wiktor Stålman a yellow card for diving instead. Wiktor Stålman hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Leif Blom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manfred Frisck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixten Åkerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manfred Frisck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leif Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Simrishamn's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.