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Roknäs -vallen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Åberg started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Abousem fk's zone, Jan Persson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivar Bergqvist came out of the goal and Jan Persson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th minute, Kåre Petersson 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. In the 6thth minute of the game Karl-Ove Eckegren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Roknäs's Jan Stålman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 6th minute, Robin Vennerberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Ove Eckegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jan Persson came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Roknäs 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 Jan Persson couldn't finish the play. Abousem fk's Ivar Bergqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Åberg in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Ove Eckegren in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan Stålman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Karl-Ove Eckegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl-Ove Eckegren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Jan Stålman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Roknäs's Hubert Tingberg got a free kick in the 24th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Kåre Petersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abousem fk's supporters rose to their feet, but Kåre Petersson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Stålman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th match minute, Roknäs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Vennerberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute of the match Simon Josefsson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jan Stålman skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Kåre Petersson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Stålman was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. If Karl-Ove Eckegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Abousem fk's Torbjörn Hökkvist got a free kick in the 37th minute. Jan Stålman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Ove Eckegren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Brun in the 42nd minute of play forced Roknäs's goalkeeper Jan Stålman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kåre Petersson was the one to do the kick off. Karl-Ove Eckegren struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Jan Stålman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abousem fk. Abousem fk's Kåre Petersson got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Roknäs's zone, Karl-Ove Eckegren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Stålman came out of the goal and Karl-Ove Eckegren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Stålman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kåre Petersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kåre Petersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Stålman having to interfere. Roknäs's Jan Stålman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Roknäs from getting a goal against them. Karl-Ove Eckegren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Roknäs getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Esbjörn Nordström hit a great ball. The corner ended in Simon Josefsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Roknäs's Jan Stålman did a great save. Kåre Petersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Stålman having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Roknäs's zone, Karl-Ove Eckegren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Stålman came out of the goal and Karl-Ove Eckegren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abousem fk's Kåre Petersson got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 93 played minutes Roknäs got a freekick which was hit by Hubert Tingberg. Torbjörn Hökkvist hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Abousem fk played a much better game than Roknäs and deserved their victory. The Roknäs players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.