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Romakloster -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Samuelsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Duset in the 5th minute of play forced Smedjebacken's goalkeeper Inge Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Smedjebacken's goalkeeper Inge Trulsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tommy Hård. When Smedjebacken's George Samuelsson in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC GAIS's goalie prevented a goal. George Samuelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holger Wiberg having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers George Samuelsson in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Holger Wiberg saved FC GAIS from getting behind. Sebastian Erserman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Holger Wiberg having to make a save. Inge Trulsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Duset in the 24th minute of the match. Måns Ekström kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Inge Trulsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthon Nyberg in the 27th minute of play. George Samuelsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Holger Wiberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, George Samuelsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smedjebacken's supporters rose to their feet, but George Samuelsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Holger Wiberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Holger Wiberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Samuelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Smedjebacken's Måns Ekström got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tommy Hård during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Smedjebacken booed when FC GAIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Hård didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Olov Biörling ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inge Trulsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Inge Trulsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olov Biörling in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute Torsten Duset shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inge Trulsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, FC GAIS's goal looked a bit too open when Måns Ekström came free, but Holger Wiberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC GAIS's zone, George Samuelsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Holger Wiberg came out of the goal and George Samuelsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Smedjebacken's Charles Bratt pulled a muscle in his back after 67 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 67 minutes, Torsten Duset mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC GAIS and the Smedjebacken players grew even worse after the yellow card. Smedjebacken made a substitution. Robin Bengtsson replaced Charles Bratt. The supporters of Smedjebacken booed when FC GAIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torsten Duset didn't get a good kick on the ball. When George Samuelsson came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Smedjebacken 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 George Samuelsson couldn't finish the play. Måns Ekström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holger Wiberg having to interfere. FC GAIS's Holger Wiberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Finsberg in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Smedjebacken's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Hård came free, but Inge Trulsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Smedjebacken booed when FC GAIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthon Nyberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. If George Samuelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, FC GAIS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sebastian Erserman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olov Biörling in the 83rd minute of play forced Smedjebacken's goalkeeper Inge Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. George Samuelsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Holger Wiberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anthon Nyberg kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. During the 89th minute of the match Torsten Duset completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Torsten Duset a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 90th match minute, FC GAIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Duset to maneuver through the defense. George Samuelsson struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Holger Wiberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Smedjebacken. In the 95th match minute, FC GAIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulf Mattsson to maneuver through the defense. Rickard Albäck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Holger Wiberg made a huge save. Smedjebacken were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.