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Gnarp -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frans Norberg got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes, Roland Bäcklin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gnarp FF and the Viskafors RK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gnarp FF's Roland Bäcklin got a free kick in the 4th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Staffan Örnberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viskafors RK's supporters rose to their feet, but Staffan Örnberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ralf Pihl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valentin Frisck kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Dick Söderlund kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. A hard shot by Stig-Ove Söderkvist from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Per-Oskar Norberg's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Tage Svensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralf Pihl having to interfere. Per-Oskar Norberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frans Norberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivar Backlund got free with Per-Oskar Norberg in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Tage Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th match minute, Gnarp FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dick Rudberg to maneuver through the defense. Ralf Pihl came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Viskafors RK's Tage Svensson. But to his dismay, Tage Svensson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Gnarp FF defense, Staffan Örnberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralf Pihl. The Gnarp FF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralf Pihl should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Gnarp FF booed when Viskafors RK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Ove Hedman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute of the match Stig-Ove Söderkvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Per-Oskar Norberg skillfully saved the ball. Stefan Grubb's late challenge caught a Gnarp FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Grubb helped the player get up and apologised. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Staffan Örnberg to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Tage Svensson made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Gnarp FF's Ralf Pihl tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Viskafors RK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Stefan Grubb hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the game, Dick Rudberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gnarp FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Viskafors RK the free kick. A collision led to Gnarp FF getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Dick Rudberg hit a great ball. A collision led to Viskafors RK getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Felix Kilberg hit a great ball. Dick Rudberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Per-Oskar Norberg having to make a save. In the 86th match minute, Gnarp FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frans Norberg to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Gnarp FF's zone, Tage Svensson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ralf Pihl came out of the goal and Tage Svensson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Viskafors RK's Alfons Axelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Per-Oskar Norberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivar Backlund went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 97 minutes into the match, Viskafors RK's goal looked a bit too open when Ivar Backlund came free, but Per-Oskar Norberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Viskafors RK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.